This tool was developed by the Gulf Coast Center of Excellence for use on energy assessments and is free to download. This tool is meant to be used with the MEASUR Feedwater Economizer:
Inputs:
Note: this data can be collected using a combustion analyzer.
- Boiler type
- Type of fuel
- Fuel temperature
- Flue Gas Temperature
- Ambient air temperature
- O2 percentage in flue gas
- Percent O2 or excess air
- Moisture in combustion air (%)
- Boiler energy rate input
- Steam quality
- Steam pressure
- Steam temperature
- Boiler blowdown % of feedwater
- Heat exchanger effectiveness
- Hourly fuel consumption
- Load factor
- Fuel cost
- Tune up cost
- Operating hours
- Higher heating value
Outputs:
- Annual cost savings
- Annual energy savings
- Implementation cost
- Simple payback period
- CO2 reduction
Tool preview:
