False Air Calculation using Oxygen Measurements on Dry Basis

Oxygen measurements on Dry Basis

False Air
Volume x
Oxygen 21 %
Moisture ma %

Inlet Gases Outlet gases

Volume (wet) V Volume (wet) (V*(100-mi)+x*(100-ma))/(100-mo)
Oxygen O2i SYSTEM Oxygen O2o
Moisture mi Moisture mo

Oxygen balance on dry basis

O2 in O2 out

Inlet gases V*(100-mi)/100*O2i Outlet gases (V*(100-mi)/100+x*(100-ma)/100)*O2o

False Air x*21*(100-ma)/100

Setting equal and rearranging

x*(21*(100-ma)/100-O2o*(100-ma)/100)=V*(100-mi)/100*(O2o-O2i)

x/V = (100-mi)*(O2o-O2i)/((100-ma)*(21-O2o))