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HEATING VENTILATING AIR CONDITIONING GUIDE 1943
Table 4. Unit Fuel Consumption Constants (U) for Gas3 Based on.O F Outside Temperature and 70 F Inside Temperature
Heating Value or Gas
Btu fsb Cu Ft
500' 535 800
iooo
Hot Wateb.
Steam
Warm Am
Cu Ft Gas per Degree-Day per Sq Ft Radiator
Up to 500 Sq Ft
500 to 1200 Sq Ft
Over 1200 Sq Ft
Cu Ft Gas per Degree-Day per Sq Ft Radiator
Up to 500 Sq Ft
300 to 700 Sq Ft
Over 700 Sq Ft
Cu Ft Gas per Degree-Day per 1000 Btu Hourly Design Heat Lees Gravity Fan Systems
0.142 0.132 0.089 0.071
0.135 0.126 0.085 0.068
0.128
0.120
0.081 i 0.065
0.242 0.226: 0.151'
0.121
0.231 0.215. 0.144 0.115
0.220.
0.206 0.137
0.110
0.855 0.800 0.534 0.428
0.820 0.766 0.513 0.410
1 Therm
100.000
Btu
Gas Consumption in Therms per Degree-Day 0.000708 0.000675 0.000642 0.00121 0.00115 0.00110 0.00428 0.00409
Abstracted from Comfort Heating, American Gas.Association, 1938.
Table 5. Unit Fuel Consumption3 Constants (/) for OiLb Based on 0 F Outside Temperature and 70 F Inside Temperature
Unit
PEtficibkct in kb Cent
40 50 60 70 80
Gal Oil per Sq Ft Steam Radiator.. 0.00172 0.00137 0.00114 0.00098 0.00086
Gal Oil per Sq Ft Hot Water , Radiator.'____________________
0.00108 0.00086 0.00072 0.00062 0.00054
Gal Oil per 1000 Btu per Hour Heat Loss. _ ................................. 0.00715 0.00571 0.00476 0.00409 0.00358
Based on a heating value of 140,000 Btu per gallon.
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^Abstracted by permission from Degree-Day Handbook (Second Edition, 1937), by C. Strock and
C. H. B; Hotchkiss.
Table 6. Unit Fuel Consumption3 Constants (U) for CoALb, Based on.O F Outside Temperature and, 70 F Inside Temperature
Unit
40
Lb Coal per Sq.Ft Steam Radiator.. 0.0200
Lb Coal per Sq Ft Hot Water Radiator.__:__________ ___________ 0.0125
Lb Coal. per . 1000 Btu per Hour Heat Loss.._______________ __ :...... 0.0825
Eppicienct in Peb Cent
50
0.0160
60
0.0133
70
0.0114
0.0100 0.0084 0.0072
0.0666 0.0550 0.0471
80 0.0100
0.0063 0.0412
Based on a heating value of 12,000 Btu per.pound. -
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^Abstracted by permission from Degree-Day Handbook, (Second Edition, 1937), by^C. Strock and
C. H. B. Hotchkiss.
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CHAPTER 11. ESTIMATING FUEL CONSUMPTION
Table 5 by the ratio of 140,000 divided by the heating value per gallon of fuel being used.
Example 6. Estimate the seasonal oil consumption of an oil-fired boiler in a building located in Minneapolis having a calculated heat loss df 192,000 Btu per hour, burning 144,000 Btu per gallon oil and operating at a seasonal efficiency of 60 per cent. The out side design temperature for Minneapolis is --20 F, and the inside design temperature is 70 F.
Solution. From Table 5, under 60 per cent efficiency and opposite the bottom column, the value of V is found to be 0.00476 gal per 1000 Btu hourly heat loss for 0 F outside temperature.
The correction factor for --20 F outside design temperature from Table 7 is 0.778. . Solving, 0.778 X 0.00476 = 0.00370. Making a further correction for the heating value:
140 000 0.0037 X J44 QQQ = 6.0036 gal per 1000 Btu per hour calculated heat loss per degree-
day. From Table 3, the normal degree-days for Minneapolis is 7883. Since U is expressed
in 1000 Btu, N is equal to 192. Substituting in Equation 2:
F.= 0.0036 X 7883 X 192 = 5449 gal.
Estimating Coal or Coke Consumption
Coal or coke consumption estimates are made in exactly the same procedure as for oil. Values of U are given in Table 6 which only apply to inside design temperatues of 70 F and an outside design temperature of OF. A correction must be made for other conditions by use of the multi plying factors in Table 7. Data in Table 6 are based on 12,000 Btu per pound coal and for other heating values of coal they must be multiplied by the ratio of 12,000 divided by the heating value of fuel used.
Example 7. A building in Marquette, Mich., has an hourly heat loss at design con ditions of 240,000 Btu per hour. Based on an inside design temperature of 70 F and an outside design temperature of --20 F, what will be the estimated normal seasonal coal consumption for heating if 12,000 Btu per pound fuel is burned at a 60 per cent seasonal efficiency, and what part of the total will be used during November, December, and January?
Solution. From Table 6, U is 0.0666 lb of coal per 1000 Btu per hour heat loss. Cor recting for the outside design temperature of --20 F from Table 7, the value of XJ is 0.778 X 0.0666 = 0.0518. From Table 3, D is 8721 and from the problem N is 240.
Substituting in Equation 2:
F = 0.0518 X 240 X 8721 = 108,419 lb.
Table 7. Correction Factors for Outside, Design Temperatures3
Outbids Design Temp. Deg F
-20 -10
0 +10 +20
Inside Design Temp. Deg F
70 70 70 70 70
Multiply Values in Tables 4, 5 and 6 bt
0.778 0.875 0.000 1.167 1.400
aThe multipliers in Table 7. which are high for mild climates and low for cold regions are not in error as might appear. The unit figures in Tables 4.5. and 6 are per square foot of radiator or thousand Btu heat loss per degree-day. For equivalent buildings and heating seasons, those in warm climates have lower design heat losses and smaller radiator quantities than those in cold cities. Consequently, the unit figure, m quantity of fuel per square foot pi radiator per degree-day, is larger for warm localities than for colder regions. Since the northern cities have more radiator surface per given building and a higher seasonal degree-day total than cities in the south, the total fuel per season will be larger for the northern city.
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