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Chapter 11
1945 Guide
Table 3. Unit Fuel Consumption Constants (U) for Gas3 Based on 0 F Outside Temperature, 70 F Inside Temperature, and 8-Hour Reduction to 60 F.
Heating Value or Gas
Btu per Cu Ft
500 535 800 1000
Hot Water
Co Ft Gas per Degree-Day per Sq Ft Radiator
Up to 500 Sq Ft
500 to 1200 Sq Ft
Over 1200 Sq Ft
0.142 0.132 0.089 0.071
0.135
0.126 0.085 0.068
0.128 0.120 0.081 0.065
Steam
Warm Air.
Cu Ft Gas per Degree-Day per Sq Ft Radiator
Up to 500 Sq Ft
300 to
Over
700 700
Sq Ft ' Sq Ft
Cu Ft Gas per Degree-Day, per 1000 Btu Hourly Design Heat Loss
Gravity Fan Systems
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 ComfortFHeating. American Gas Association, 1938.
Table 4. Unit Fuel Consumption3 Constants (U) for OiLb Based onO F Outside Temperature, 70 F Inside Temperature, and 8-Hour Reduction to 65 F.
. Unit
EmciBNcr m Per Cent
40 50 60 70 SO
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
BBased on a heating value of 140,000 Btu per gallon. ^Abstracted by permission from Degree-Day Handbook (Second Edition, 1937), by C. Strock and C. H. B. Hotchkiss.
Table 5. Unit Fuel Consumption3 Constants (/) for CoALb Based on 0 F Outside Temperature, 70 F Inside Temperature, and 8-Hour Reduction to 65 F.
Unit
'40
Lb Coal per Sq Ft Steam Radiator.. 0.0200
Lb Coal per Sq Ft Hot Water Radiator. _ _......................h.......... 0.0125
Lb Coal per 1000 Btu per Hour. Heat Loss.......................................... 0.0825
Eppioenct in Per 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
aBased on a heating value of 12,000 Btu per pound. ^Abstracted by permission from Degree-Day Handbook, (Second Edition, 1937), by C. Strock and C. H. B. Hotchkiss.
Estimating Fuel Consumption_______________________________________________________
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T447000~Btu per gallo+oilluidoperatingat'a seasonalefficiencyof 60 per cent; Hie out-" side design temperature for Minneapolis is --20 F, and the inside design temperature is 70 F.
Solution. From Table 4, 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 6 is 0.778. Solving, 0.778 X 0.00476 = 0.00370. Making a further correction for the heating value:
0.0037 X 1.,4,0'000,, =' 0.0036 gal per 1000 Btu per hour calculated heat loss per degree144,00U
day. From Table 2, the normal degree-days for Minneapolis is 7989. Since U is expressed
in 1000 Btu, N is equal to 192. Substituting in Equation 4:
F = 0.0036 X 7989 X 192 = 5525 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 5 which only apply to inside design temperatures of 70 F and an outside design temperature of 0 F. A correction must be made for other conditions by use of the multi plying factors in Table 6. Data in Table 5 are based on 12,000 Btu per
Table 6. Correction Factors for Outside Design Temperatures
FOutside Design Temp. Deg
FInside Design Temp. Deg
Multiplt Values in Tables 3, 4 and 5 bt
-20 -10
0 +10 +20
70 70 70 70 . 70
0.778 0.875 1.000 1.167 1.400
The multipliers in Table 6, which are high for mild climates and low for cold regions are not in error as might appear. The unit figures in Tables 3.4. and 5 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, in quantity of fuel per square foot of 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.
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 50 per cent seasonal efficiency, and what part of the total will be used during November, December, and January?
Solution. From Table 5, 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 6, the value of V is 0.778 X 0.0666 = 0.0518. From Table 2, D is 8786 and from the problem, N is 240.
Substituting in Equation 4:
F = 0.0518 X 240 X 8786 109,200 lb.
Fuel used over any period is, according to the theory of the degree-day, proportional to the number of degree-days during the period. From Table 2, the average numbers of ^^ree"days for November, December, and, January in Marquette are 927, 1306, and 1471, a total of 3704. The yearly total is 8786, so that during these three months the estimated consumption is:
X 109,200 = 46,200 lb.