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oil furnace efficiency table?

alecs
alecs Member Posts: 10
in THE MAIN WALL
Hi,
I was looking for a simple table for calculating oil furnace efficiency based on the difference between ambient and flue gas temperatures. Anyone have a link to this info? I figured there must be a web-based calculator for this but couldn't easily find one.
Thanks.
Alec

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  • chris_95
    chris_95 Member Posts: 47
    oil efficiency

    Alec

    Assuming the burner set up correctly, 0 or trace of smoke, stable fire... You'd need to know the net stack temperature and the amount of C02 in the flue gases to calculate the efficiency. Stack temperature alone won't do it.

    Pete
  • scrook_2
    scrook_2 Member Posts: 610
    You'll also need...

    a CO2 (or an O2) percentage measurement of the flue gas at the breech during steady state operation in addition to net stack temperature. Do you have access to an analyser or a Fyrite tester?
  • alecs
    alecs Member Posts: 10
    w/ CO2

    Pete,
    Thanks for the reply. Is the table with temperature and CO2 posted anywhere?
    Alec
  • Rudy
    Rudy Member Posts: 482
    try this link

    http://www.bacharach-training.com/referpage/oil2.htm
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