Volume of Firebox section 27.

59834 m3
Volume of convection section 10.27298 m3
Volume of conical section 2.32921 m3
Volume of stack section 4.328486 m3
Total internal volume 44.52902 m3
As per code
Volume of N2 required 133.587 m3
Volume of N2 required with F.O.S. 200.3806 m3

Alternate method

Combustion Equation of Diesel

4 C12H23 + 71 O2 ============> 48 CO2 + 46 H2O
Stoichimetric ratios
C12H23 4
O2 71

Flamability limits Vol % in Air

Component LFL UFL
Diesel 0.6 7.5

Ratio of Air to gas at Low (Lean) limit, RL 165.666667 m3

Theoratical Air stoichiometric ratio, RST 17.75 m3
Excess Air at low limit (=dilution), RXS 147.916667 m3

Min. ratio of inert gas to flammable gas, RI = RXS / NE 147.9167 m3

Factor of Safety, F.O.S. >= 1.5

Snuffing ratio, RSN = RI * F.O.S 221.875 m3

Burning ratio, RBN = RI / F.O.S 98.61111 m3

Flow of Nitrogen gas at normal condition 1065 kg /hr

Capcity of available gas regulator ---- scfm
Nitrogen equivalent of required inert = NE
N2 = 1.00 N2
CO2 = 1.82 N2
H2 = 1.35 N2
SO2 = 2.1 N2
He = 0.65 N2