Air heating using exhaust calculations for process heating systems.

Classes
struct	AirHeatingUsingExhaustResults
	Results of the air heating using exhaust calculation. More...

Functions
AirHeatingUsingExhaustResults	airHeatingUsingExhaustWithGasComposition (const gas_composition::GasComposition &gas_composition, double flue_temperature, double excess_air, double fire_rate, double airflow, double inlet_temperature, double heater_efficiency, double hx_efficiency, double operating_hours)
	Calculates air heating using exhaust for gaseous fuels.

AirHeatingUsingExhaustResults	airHeatingUsingExhaustWithSolidLiquidFlueGasMaterial (const solid_liquid_flue_gas_material_data::SolidLiquidFlueGasMaterial &material, double flue_temperature, double excess_air, double fire_rate, double airflow, double inlet_temperature, double heater_efficiency, double hx_efficiency, double operating_hours)
	Calculates air heating using exhaust for solid/liquid fuels.

AirHeatingUsingExhaustResults	airHeatingUsingExhaust (double stoich_air, double fuel_heating_value, double flue_temperature, double excess_air, double fire_rate, double airflow, double inlet_temperature, double heater_efficiency, double hx_efficiency, double operating_hours)
	Internal calculation for air heating using exhaust, given stoichiometric air and fuel heating value.

Function Documentation

◆ airHeatingUsingExhaust()

AirHeatingUsingExhaustResults air_heating_using_exhaust::airHeatingUsingExhaust	(	double	stoich_air,
		double	fuel_heating_value,
		double	flue_temperature,
		double	excess_air,
		double	fire_rate,
		double	airflow,
		double	inlet_temperature,
		double	heater_efficiency,
		double	hx_efficiency,
		double	operating_hours
	)

Used by public API functions for both gas and solid/liquid fuels.

Parameters

stoich_air	Stoichiometric air required
fuel_heating_value	Fuel heating value
flue_temperature	Flue gas temperature \([\unit{\degreeFahrenheit}]\)
excess_air	Excess air (fraction)
fire_rate	Firing rate \([\unit{MMBtu/hr}]\)
airflow	Air flow \([\unit{scfm}]\)
inlet_temperature	Inlet air temperature \([\unit{\degreeFahrenheit}]\)
heater_efficiency	Heater efficiency (fraction)
hx_efficiency	Heat exchanger efficiency (fraction)
operating_hours	Annual operating hours \([\unit{hr}]\)