COMPARISION BETWEEN EN12952-15 & BS 2885-1974 & ASME PTC 4 –1998 EFFICIENCY CODES PERTAINING TO HEAT

LOSS DUE TO MOISTURE IN AIR

Coal Constituents (as % by wt

fired basis)
Carbon 41.71
Hydrogen 4.04
Oxygen 10.02
Sulphur 1.97
Nitrogen 1.48
Moisture 13.26
Ash 27.52
HHV 7790.8 Btu/lb
Volatile matter 24.96

Description Unit Notation Clause(EN code) Page No

Reference temperature Deg F 80.6 tr
Relative Humidity % 60
Gross calorific value at Btu/lb 7790.8 HHV
25 deg C
Moisture content of air lb/lb of dry 0.0134 XH2oAd
air
Flue gas temperature Deg F 320 tg
Dry combustion air mass lb/lb of 7.765 Uad (8.3-47) 41
to fuel mass ratio fuel
Gross calorific value of Btu/lb 7790.1 HHV1
fuel at reference temp 27
deg C
Qztotal Btu/lb 7919.9 (8.3.19G) 33
Assumed
 Q(G)Z=0
Flue Gas Loss Clause (EN-Code) Page
Q(G)G= mF*[Ugd*CpGd* (tg-tr)+UH20*(hH20G-hH20r)] 8.3-20G 33
Q(G)G= mF*[Ugd*CpGd*(tf-tr)+((UH2oF+Uad*XH2oAd+Uas)(hH20G-hH2or))]

Where UH2o = (UH2oF+Uad*XH2oAd+Uas)

EN 12952-15:2003(E) BS 2885 :1974 ASME PTC 4 - 1998

Heat loss due to moisture in air Heat loss due to moisture in air Heat loss due to moisture in air
= Uad* XH2oAd*(hH2oG-hH2or) = Uad* XH2oAd*1.88 *(tg - tr) KJ/kg = Uad* XH2oAd*(hH2oG-hH2or)
=120.3 Btu/lb =11.25 Btu/lb
= Uad* XH2oAd*0.44906 *(tg - tr) Btu/lb
Where = 11.19 Btu/lb Where
hH2oG= Enthalpy of steam at Pg=1 bar at flue gas hH2oG= Enthalpy of Water Vapour at flue gas
temperature tg=320 deg F = 1204.78 Btu\lb Where temperature tg=320 deg F = 109.7 Btu\lb
hH2or = Enthalpy of water at Pg=1 bar and at reference tg=320 deg F hH2or = Enthalpy of water Vapour at reference
temperature tr=80.6 deg F = 48.6 Btu\lb tr=80.6 deg F temperature tr=80.6 deg F = 1.6 Btu\lb

% Heat loss due to moisture in air % Heat loss due to moisture in air % Heat loss due to moisture in air
=Uad* XH2oAd*(hH2oG-hH2or)*100 / Qztotal = 1.519 = Uad* XH2oAd*0.44906 *(tg - tr) *100 / HHV =Uad* XH2oAd*(hH2oG-hH2or)*100 / HHV =
--------------------------------------------------------------------- = 0.144 = 0.144
Heat loss due to moisture in air _______________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------
= Uad* XH2oAd*(hH2oG-hH2or)
=24.91 Btu/lb

Where
hH2oG= Enthalpy of water at Pg=1 bar at flue gas
temperature tg=320 deg F = 288 Btu\lb
hH2or = Enthalpy of water at Pg=1 bar and at reference
temperature tr=80.6 deg F = 48.6 Btu\lb

% Heat loss due to moisture in air

=Uad* XH2oAd*(hH2oG-hH2or)*100 / Qztotal = 0.315