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Boiler Performance Calculation

This document calculates the performance of a boiler using input data on fuel composition and heating values, excess air, heat input, and basic weight. It determines the theoretical air and flue gas requirements, calculates flue gas constituents and properties, and evaluates key performance parameters such as gas weights and air flow rates. The fuel heating value is calculated as 20,419 Btu/lb (HHV) and 19,150 Btu/lb (LHV), which matches the specified value of 18,180 Btu/lb.

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Boiler Performance Calculation

This document calculates the performance of a boiler using input data on fuel composition and heating values, excess air, heat input, and basic weight. It determines the theoretical air and flue gas requirements, calculates flue gas constituents and properties, and evaluates key performance parameters such as gas weights and air flow rates. The fuel heating value is calculated as 20,419 Btu/lb (HHV) and 19,150 Btu/lb (LHV), which matches the specified value of 18,180 Btu/lb.

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BOILER PERFORMANCE CALCULATION

A. Input Condition
Excess air

Moisture in air

0.0730 lb/lb dry air


18,180 Btu/lb

15 %

Fuel heating value (LHV)

Heat input

200 1000000 Btu/h

Basic Calculation Weight

100 lb

Unburned carbon loss

0.00 % eff.

Unburned carbon (UBC)

0.00

10,100 kcal/kg
50,489,900 kcal/hr

110,729,000 Btu/hr

1818000
50489900

B. Combustion Products Calculation

Fuel Constituent

As Fired, %
of mass

Carbon
Burned (CB)

86.4

86.4

C
UBC

Molecular
Weight,
lb/mole

Moles/100 lb
fuel

Moles O2/Mole
Fuel
Constituent

Moles Theo.
O2/100 lb
Fuel

7.20

CB

86.4

12.00

7.2

1.00

0.1

32.00

0.003125

1.00

0.00

H2

13.5

2.00

6.75

0.5

3.38

H2O

-1.00

0.00

0.00

18.00

N2

28.00

O2

32.00

Ash

Other

Total

100

13.953125

10.58

C. Air Constituents, Moles/100 lb fuel

1.59

At
Boiler/Econo
mizer
1.59

O2 total

12.16

12.16

N2a air

45.86

45.86

Air (dry)

58.03

58.03

At Furnace
O2 excess

H2O air

6.81

6.81

Air (wet)

64.84

64.84

Moles/ 100
lb fuel

Vol % dry

Vol % wet

D. Flue Gas Constituents


Molecular
weight,
lb/mole

Flue Gas,
lb/100 lb fuel
316.80

CO2

7.20

13.17

10.56

44.00

SO2

0.00

0.01

0.00

64.00

0.20

O2

1.59

2.90

2.33

32.00

50.78

N2 (fuel)

0.00

0.00

0.00

28.00

0.00

N2a (air)

45.86

83.92

67.23

28.00

1284.12

19.88

18.00

H2O

13.56

Total dry

54.65

Total wet

68.21

100.00

244.10
1651.90

100.00

1896.00

E. Key Performance Parameters

At Furnace

At
Boiler/Econo
mizer

Molecular weight wet flue gas, lb/mole

27.80

H2O in wet gas, % by wt

12.87

Dry gas weight, lb/10000 Btu

9.09

Wet gas weight, lb/10000 Btu

10.43

Wet gas weight, 1000 lb/h

Flue Gas Outlet Capacity :


93,833 kg/hr

208.52

Air Flow Inlet Capacity :

Air flow (wet), lb/100 lb fuel

1803.15

89,238 kg/hr

Air flow (wet), lb/10000 Btu

9.92

77,937 m3/hr

Air flow (wet), 1000 lb/h

206433.147

196323.59

198.31

F. Heating Value Calculation

Fuel Constituent
C

Fuel Percent
weight.

HHV-Btu/lb

Heating Val.
HHV Based

86.40

14,093

1,217,635

LHV-Btu/lb

Heating Val.
LHV Based

14,093

1,217,635

0.10

3,980

398

3,980

398

H2

13.50

61,029

823,892

51,625

696,938

H2O

0.00

-1,060

N2

0.00

O2

0.00

Ash

0.00

Total

100

2,041,925

1,914,971

Fuel Heating Value


Calculated Fuel HHV

Specified Fuel LHV

20,419 Btu/lb
18,180 Btu/lb

Calculated Fuel LHV

19,150 Btu/lb

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