Boiler Efficiency Calculation by Witte Method (In

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Fuel analysis as fired by molal weight basis Total moles/100 moles

C Moles of carbon/ 100 moles of fuel 104.57

H2 Moles of hydrogen/ 100 moles of fuel 200.85

S Moles of sulphur/ 100 moles of fuel 0

N2 Moles of nitrogen/ 100 moles of fuel 0

O2 Moles of oxygen/ 100 moles of fuel 0

H2O Moles of moisture/ 100 moles of fuel 0

CO2 Moles of CO2/ 100 moles of fuel 3.72

GCV kj/sm3 of gas 38791.24

Combustible in refuse Moles of unburnt/ 100 moles of fuel 0

Flue gas analysis

CO2 % 11.30

O2 % 2.00

CO % 0

N2 % 86.70

Excess air % 10.53

Exit flue gas temperature ˚C 122.2

Ambient air temperature ˚C 33

Humidity Kg/kg of dry air 0.014

Moles coversion
Moles C in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.57
Moles carbon in refuge kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

Moles C burned kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.570

Fraction of C burned to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 1.000

Moles C to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.570

Moles of C to CO kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0.000

Mass balance for Molal Basis Calculation

Fuel constituents Unit Moles fuel const

C to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.570

C to CO kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0.000

CO to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

C unburned kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

H2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 200.85

S kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

O2 present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

N2 present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

CO2 present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 3.72

H2O present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

Sum kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Theoretical O2 required kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Excess O2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Total O2 supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

N2 supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Dry air supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

H2O in air kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Wet air supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Flue gas constituents kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Total flue gas

Composition of Stack and Combustible Lo

Flue gas constituents for 100 kg fuel burned

Molal specific heat

In dry flue gas loss

In H2O in air

In sensible heat, H2O in fuel

In Latent heat, H2O in fuel

Wet flue gas loss

Total in wet flue gas loss

Due to carbon in refuse

Unburned gas loss

Total flue gas losses + unburnt combustible

Heating value of fuel (By multiplying molar density of gas sm3/kmol at operating temperature)

Stack and combustible loss

Combustion efficiency

Summery
Flue gas losses Kj/100 kmol of fuel burned Percentage

Dry flue gas loss 2669631.3 2.74

Wet flue gas loss 9360374.8 9.61

Moisture in air 74481.3 0.08

Uncombustibles in gas 0.0 0.00

Uncombustibles in ash 0.0 0.00

Radiation loss 486830.1 0.50

Unaccounted loss 1460490.3 1.50

Total loss 14051807.8 14.43

Efficiency 85.57 85.57

Witte Method (Indirect method)

Natural gas composition (V/V)

Methane CH4 89.39
18.2
Ethane C2H6 5.61

Propane C3H8 1.16

Butane C4H10 0.12

Carbon Dioxide CO2 3.72

Nitrogen N2 0

Total volume of Gas Cubic meter 100

Unburbt in Fly Ash kg/kg of Ash 0

Unburnt in bottom Ash kg/kg of Ash 0

62566.52161
Total Ash in fly ash kg/kg of coal 0

Total Ash in bottom ash kg/kg of coal 0

Unburnt in fly Ash kg/kg of Coal 0

Unburnt in bottom Ash kg/kg of Coal 0

Total unburnt kg/kg of coal 0

Total unburnt kg/kg of coal 0

lculation Flue gas composition, moles per unit fuel

O2 Multiplier O2 Theor. Required CO2 + SO2 O2 N2 H20

1 104.570 104.570

0.5 0.000

0.5 0

0.5 100.425 200.85

1 0 0

-1 0

0 0

0 3.72

0 0

204.995 108.290 0.000 200.850

205.00

21.58 21.58

226.57

851.92 851.92

1078.49

24.33 24.33

1102.82
 108.29 21.58 851.92 225.18

1206.96 Dry flue gas

k and Combustible Losses: Calculation for molal basis

CO2+SO2 O2 N2 H2O CO

39.767 30.56 29.302 34.3252 29.370

kj/100 mole fuel 384128.06 58817.51 2226685.73 0.00 0.00

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

%
s per unit fuel

CO

0.000

0.000
 0.00

981.78

Total

2669631.30

74481.32

614964.10

8745410.70

9360374.80

12104487.42

0.00

0.00

12104487.42

97366020.93

12.43

87.57
 Boiler Efficiency Calculation by Witte Method (In

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Fuel analysis as fired by molal weight basis Total moles/100 moles

C Moles of carbon/ 100 moles of fuel 104.62

H2 Moles of hydrogen/ 100 moles of fuel 201.22

S Moles of sulphur/ 100 moles of fuel 0

N2 Moles of nitrogen/ 100 moles of fuel 0

O2 Moles of oxygen/ 100 moles of fuel 0

H2O Moles of moisture/ 100 moles of fuel 0

CO2 Moles of CO2/ 100 moles of fuel 3.4

GCV kj/sm3 of gas 38820.96

Combustible in refuse Moles of unburnt/ 100 moles of fuel 0

Flue gas analysis

CO2 % 6.00

O2 % 5.00

CO % 0

N2 % 89.00

Excess air % 31.25

Exit flue gas temperature ˚C 104

Ambient air temperature ˚C 32

Humidity Kg/kg of dry air 0.013

Moles coversion
Moles C in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.62
Moles carbon in refuge kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

Moles C burned kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.620

Fraction of C burned to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 1.000

Moles C to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.620

Moles of C to CO kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0.000

Mass balance for Molal Basis Calculation

Fuel constituents Unit Moles fuel const

C to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 104.620

C to CO kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0.000

CO to CO2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

C unburned kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

H2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 201.22

S kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

O2 present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

N2 present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

CO2 present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 3.4

H2O present in fuel kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired 0

Sum kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Theoretical O2 required kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Excess O2 kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Total O2 supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

N2 supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Dry air supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

H2O in air kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Wet air supplied kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Flue gas constituents kg moles / 100 kmole of gas fired

Total flue gas

Composition of Stack and Combustible Lo

Flue gas constituents for 100 kg fuel burned

Molal specific heat

In dry flue gas loss

In H2O in air

In sensible heat, H2O in fuel

In Latent heat, H2O in fuel

Wet flue gas loss

Total in wet flue gas loss

Due to carbon in refuse

Unburned gas loss

Total flue gas losses + unburnt combustible

Heating value of fuel (By multiplying molar density of gas sm3/kmol at operating temperature)

Stack and combustible loss

Combustion efficiency

Summery
Flue gas losses Kj/100 kmol of fuel burned Percentage

Dry flue gas loss 2587161.4 2.66

Wet flue gas loss 9258819.2 9.50

Moisture in air 66368.4 0.07

Uncombustibles in gas 0.0 0.00

Uncombustibles in ash 0.0 0.00

Radiation loss 487203.1 0.50

Unaccounted loss 1461609.3 1.50

Total loss 13861161.4 14.23

Efficiency 85.77 85.77

Witte Method (Indirect method)

Natural gas composition (V/V)

Methane CH4 89.96
18.2
Ethane C2H6 5.39

Propane C3H8 1.12

Butane C4H10 0.13

Carbon Dioxide CO2 3.4

Nitrogen N2 0

Total volume of Gas Cubic meter 100

Unburbt in Fly Ash kg/kg of Ash 0

Unburnt in bottom Ash kg/kg of Ash 0

62614.45806
Total Ash in fly ash kg/kg of coal 0

Total Ash in bottom ash kg/kg of coal 0

Unburnt in fly Ash kg/kg of Coal 0

Unburnt in bottom Ash kg/kg of Coal 0

Total unburnt kg/kg of coal 0

Total unburnt kg/kg of coal 0

lculation Flue gas composition, moles per unit fuel

O2 Multiplier O2 Theor. Required CO2 + SO2 O2 N2 H20

1 104.620 104.620

0.5 0.000

0.5 0

0.5 100.61 201.22

1 0 0

-1 0

0 0

0 3.4

0 0

205.230 108.020 0.000 201.220

205.23

64.13 64.13

269.36

1012.81 1012.81

1282.17

26.85 26.85

1309.03
 108.02 64.13 1012.81 228.07

1413.04 Dry flue gas

k and Combustible Losses: Calculation for molal basis

CO2+SO2 O2 N2 H2O CO

39.767 30.56 29.302 34.3252 29.370

kj/100 mole fuel 309285.46 141105.99 2136769.93 0.00 0.00

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

kj/100 mole fuel

%
s per unit fuel

CO

0.000

0.000
 0.00

1184.96

Total

2587161.37

66368.43

497298.01

8761521.24

9258819.25

11912349.04

0.00

0.00

11912349.04

97440619.64

12.23

87.77