FIND OUT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BOILER BY DIRECT METHOD WITH THE D

TYPO OF BOILER
COAL
PARAMETERS
SYMBOL
UNITS
Q
TPH
Quantity of steam (dry) generated
Kg/h
Steam pressure (guage)/temp
q
TPH
Quantity of coal consumed
Kg/h
Feed water temperature
T
C
GCV of coal
GCV
kcal/kg
Enthalpy of steam at 10 kg/cm^2 pressure
hg
kcal/kg (saturated)
Enthalpy of feed water
hf
kcal/kg
Boiler efficiency

%
Evaporation ratio
TYPO OF BOILER
COAL
PARAMETERS
SYMBOL
UNITS
Quantity of steam (dry) generated
Q
TPH
Steam pressure (guage)/temp
Kg/h
Quantity of coal consumed
Feed water temperature
q
TPH
GCV of coal
Kg/h
Enthalpy of steam at 10 kg/cm^2 pressure
T
C
Enthalpy of feed water
GCV
kcal/kg
Boiler efficiency
hg
kcal/kg (saturated)
Evaporation ratio
hf
kcal/kg
Boiler efficiency

%
Evaporation ratio

HOD WITH THE DATA GIVEN BELOW

COAL BOILER
VALUE
8
8000
1.8
1800
85
3200
665
85
80.56
4.44
COAL BOILER
VALUE
8
8000
1.6
1600
85
4000
665
85
72.50
5.00

INTEGRANTES
GIOVANNY ALTAMAR RODRIGUEZ
CARLOS FONTALVO SUAREZ
CAMILO HEREDIA SARMIENTO
CARLOS LOPEZ PAREJA

FIND OUT THE BOILER EFFICIENCY BY INDIRECT METHOD

TYPO OF BOILER
COAL BOILER
PARAMETERS
SYMBOL
UNITS
Fuel firing rate
kg/h
Steam generation rate
kg/h
Steam pressure
kg/cm^2 (g)
Steam temperature
C
Feed water temperature
C
CO2 in flue gas
%
CO in flue gas
%
Average flue gas temperature
Tf
C
C
Ambient temperaure
Ta
K
Humidity in ambient air
kg/kg dry air
C
Surface temperature of boiler
Ts
K
Wind velocity around the boiler
m/s
Total surface area of boiler
m^2
GCV of bottom ash
kcal/kg
GCV of fly ash
kcal/kg
Ratio of bottom ash to fly ash
Fuel analysis
%
Ash content in fuel
%
M
Moisture in coal
%
C
Carbon content
%
H2
Hydrogen content
%
N2
Nitrogen content
%
O2
Oxygen content
%
GCV
GCV of coal
kcal/kg
FIND OUT THE BOILER EFFICIENCY BY INDIRECT METHOD
Step 1: Find theoretical air requirement
kg/kg of coal
Step 2: Find theoretical CO2 %
moles of C
(CO2)t
%
Step 3: Find excess air supplied
Excess air supplied
%
Step 4: Find actual mass of air supplied
kg/kg of coal
Step 5: Find actual mass of dry flue gas
kg/kg of coal
Step 6: Find all losses
L1
%
L2
%
L3
%
L4
%
L5
%
L6
%

L7
L8
Boiler efficiency

%
%
%

CT METHOD
COAL BOILER
MAGNITUDE
5599.17
21937.5
43
377
96
14%
0.55%
190
31
304
0.0204
70
343
3.5
90
800
452.5
90:10:00
8.63%
31.6%
41.65%
2%
1.6%
14%
3501

CT METHOD
4.9119
0.1358
0.0347
20.67%
47.452
7.2427
7.6561
7.9973
3.4400
5.9170
0.3020
17.0062
0.3702

FIND OUT THE BOILER EFFICIENCY BY INDIR

TYPO OF BOILER
PARAMETERS
SYMBOL
Carbon
C
Hydrogen
H2
Nitrogen
N2
Oxygen
O2
Sulphur
S
Moisture
M
GCV of fuel
GCV
Fuel firing rate
Surface temperature of boiler
Ts
Surface area of boiler
Humidity
Wind spedd
Flue gas temepraure
Tf
Ambient temperature
Ta
CO2 in flue gas by volume
O2 in flue gas by volume
FIND OUT THE BOILER EFFICIENCY BY INDIR
Step 1: Find theoretical air requirement
Step 2: Find theoretical CO2 %
Step 3: Find excess air supplied
Mass of dry flue gas
Step 6: Find all losses
L1
L2
L3
L4
L6
Boiler efficiency
Total mass of flue gas
Dry flue gas loss

0.11154
1.7748
63.0810

FICIENCY BY INDIRECT METHOD

COAL BOILER
UNITS
MAGNITUDE
%
84%
%
12%
%
0.5%
%
1.5%
%
1.5%
%
0.5%
kcal/kg
10000
kg/h
2648.125
C
80
m^2
90
kg/kg of dry air
0.025
m/s
3.8
C
190
C
30
%
0.108
%
7.4
FICIENCY BY INDIRECT METHOD
kg/kg of coal
13.8548
%
54.4118
21.3934
%
16.8297
%
%
%
%
%
kg/kg of coal
%
%

6.1933
7.0848
0.0328
0.3029
0.3813
86.0049
22.3934
5.8138

* You are evaluating three quotations, each proposing a 400 BHP, 150 lb
Cleave
PARAMETER
Boiler Design ouput
Boiler design pressure
Boiler operation pressure
Fuel Oil N 2 heat value
Fuel Oil N 2 heat price

Fuel To steam efficiency FTSE

Fuel To steam efficiency FTSE

Fuel Imput

Operation Period

Annual Fuel cost

Saving with cleaver brooks

Boiler quoted cost
Entra cost for C-N.E equipement
Payback

EFICIENCIA DE CALDERAS - CLEAVER BROOKS

proposing a 400 BHP, 150 lb. design steam boiler to burn No. 2 oil or natural gas and operate at 125 PSIG. The q
Cleaver-Brooks, $91,000 for Alternate #1, and $86,000 for Alternate #2.
UNITS
BHP
Btu/hr
psi
psig
Btu/gal
$/gal

C-B BOILER
VALUE
400
13390000
150
125
140000
2.08

82%

%
Btu/hr
gal/hr
Btu/hr
gal/hr

15660818.713
111.863

hr/yr
hr/yr
hr/yr

4000
3000
2000

85.5%
16329268.293
116.638

$/yr

$/yr
$/yr
$
$
years
months

ALTERNATIVE N 1
VALUE
400
13390000
150
125
140000
2.08

4000
3000
2000

970425.087

930700.084
39725.004
100000

91000
9000

BROOKS

al gas and operate at 125 PSIG. The quoted cost, including freight,etc. is $100,000 for
00 for Alternate #2.
ALTERNATIVE N 2
VALUE
400
13390000
150
125
140000
2.08

COMMENTS
design steam boiler
1BHP = 33475 Btu/hr
design steam boiler
table 6; pag 19
The literature for both Alternates guarantees 82%
efficiency firing No. 2 oil.

82%
The Cleaver-Brooks FTSE guarantee is 85.5% at 100%
load (per table 6).
16329268.293
116.638

4000
3000
2000

Boiler output / FTSE-Btu/hr/%-Btu/hr /85.5%

Btu/hr / Btu/ gal conformed by table.6
Boiler output / FTSE-Btu/hr/%-Btu/hr /85.5%
Btu/hr / Btu/ gal conformed by table.6
Assumend at 100% load at full load

$/gal * gal/ hr * hr/yr @82% if 4000 hr/yr operation

970425.087
$/gal * gal/ hr * hr/yr @85,5% if 4000 hr/yr operation

86000
14000

CLEAVER BROOKS

FIRETURE BOILER FUEL - TO - STEAM EFFICIENCY BASED ON

Assume the following dat

Parameter
Model CB boiler, capacity
CB operating pressure
Fired on fuel
Boiler firing rate
Stick temperature
Room temperature

Units
BHP
psig
%
F
F

Stack and romm temperature differen

CO2

Stack loss
Radiation and convection losses add
Total loss
Fuel- to - steam efficiency

%
%
%
%

CLEAVER BROOKS

O - STEAM EFFICIENCY BASED ON KNOWS TEMPERATURE PG 11

Assume the following data
Value
Comments
100 Assumed range 100-350 figure 3
15 Assumed see figure 3
Comb natural gas
100 % of load
320 make sure the stack
80 ambient air temperature in boiler room
to determine the net temperature and co2 - stack 240 room
measured with co, if excers as o2 im avaliable, co2
10 can be converted to co2 using figure 3
From Hays chart, at 240 and 10% CO2, going up the
15.2 stack. See table 2
0.4 stack loss plus 0,4% for a CB boiler, see table 1
15.6 stack loss + radiation and convection
84.4 100 - total loss