Training Manual on Energy Efficiency - APO Asian Productivity ...
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4.7.1 Furnace efficiency<br />
Figure 4-3 Furnace efficiency<br />
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<strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Efficiency</strong> in Furnaces<br />
Normal furnace losses include the following:<br />
• Heat storage in the furnace structure;<br />
• Losses from the furnace outside walls or structure;<br />
• Heat transported out of the furnace by the load c<strong>on</strong>veyors, fixtures, trays;<br />
• Radiati<strong>on</strong> losses from openings, hot exposed parts, etc.;<br />
• Heat carried by cold air infiltrati<strong>on</strong> into the furnace; and<br />
• Heat carried by the excess air used in the burners.<br />
The efficiency of a furnace is the ratio of useful output to heat input. The<br />
furnace efficiency can be determined by both a direct and an indirect method.<br />
Direct method testing<br />
The efficiency of the furnace can be computed by measuring the amount of<br />
fuel c<strong>on</strong>sumed per unit weight of material produced from the furnace.<br />
Thermal efficiency of the fumance=<br />
Q=mxCpx(t2-t1)<br />
Heat in the stock<br />
Heat in the fuel c<strong>on</strong>sumed<br />
The quantity of heat to be imparted (Q) to the stock can be found from the<br />
formula