Heat exchanger input

Flue pipe diameter [m]

HX tube diameter [m]
Row spacing [m]
Tube spacing [m]
HX width
HX bredth
Length per tube [m]
Number of rows
Number of tubes

0.1524
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.17
0.3
0.3
5
15.0000002

Air input
Input temperature [K]
Output temperature [K]
Mass flow rate [kg/s]
Mass flow rate per pipe [kg/s]

293
295.366915
0.264
0.0176

Flue gas input

Input temperature [K]
Output temperature [K]
Mass flow rate [kg/s]

447
398.978988
0.01301234

Heat transfer
Q [W]

629.239715

PAYBACK

1.95057212

Correction factor
P
R
F

orrection factor
0.01536958
20.2884366
1

Geometry
Flue pipe cross-sectional area [m^2]
HX tubes cross-sectional area [m^2]
HX cross sectional area [m^2]
Sn
Fluid properties
Average temperature [K]
Temperature for properties [oC]
Density [kg/m3]
Specific heat capacity [J/kg.K]
Thermal conductivity [W/m.K]
Dynamic viscosity [kg/m.s]
Prandtl number
Fluid velocity
Reynold's
Nusselt
Convection coefficient

Air
294.1834577
20
1.204
1007
0.02514
0.00001825
0.731016309
20.68015503
40929.70957
26.56161358
22.25863218

0.018241469
0.000706858
0.051
0.06
Flue gas
370.5917288
100
0.9458
1009
0.03095
0.00002181
0.711027141
0.26976516
1782.848627
23.65672469
24.4058543

Grimson calculations
umax
0.53953032
Sn/d
2
Sp/d
2
C
0.254
n
0.632
Row correction
0.92

LMTD
delta Ta
delta Tb
LMTD(CF)
LMTD

151.6330846
105.9789879
127.4460805
127.4460805

Heat transfer
U
Q [W]
Total surface area [m^2]
Number of tubes

11.64142102
629.2397146
0.424115013
15.00000015

Correction factor
R
P
F

20.28843656
0.01536958
1

MATERIALS
Dimensions of casing
Width [m]
Height [m]
Depth [m]
Total surface area
Dimensions of tubes
Length [m]
Diameter [m]
Surface area per tube [m^2]
Total surface area [m^2]

0.17
0.27
0.4
0.4438

0.3
0.03
0.028274334
0.424115013

Total surface area of steel [m^2] 0.867915013

Cost of steel [/m^2]
Cost of motor/fan []
TOTAL

40
37.14
71.8566005

RUNNING COST
Electricity consumption
Electricity cost [p/kWh]
Power of motor [W]
Hours used per day
Days used per year
Total electricity consumption [kWh]
Total daily electricity cost
Annual electricity cost []

15.32
58
5
182.5
0.29
0.044428
8.10811

SAVINGS
Biomass fuel cost [/kWh]
Stove efficiency
Heat recovered [kW]
Annual fuel saving []
Stove power [kW]
New stove efficiency
Efficiency improvement

0.0537
0.686
0.629239715
44.94684047
6
0.758
0.072

Annual saving

36.8387305

PAYBACK [years]

1.950572117

Stove data
Stove models
Actual
Fuel type Fuel kg/hr Flue gas temp (degC) Flue gas (kg/hr)
High Efficiency Modern Pellet Kistler Pellet
1.4
132
31.8
Medium Efficiency Modern Log Kistler Spruce
2.1
174
55.4
Low Efficiency Simple Log
Li Cordwood
1.85
286
25.5

6kW Net Stove Normalised

Fuel type Fuel kg/hr Flue gas temp (degC) Flue gas (kg/hr)
High Efficiency Modern Pellet Kistler Pellet
1.44
132
32.7
Medium Efficiency Modern Log Kistler Spruce
1.78
174
46.8
Low Efficiency Simple Log
Li Cordwood
2.14
286
29.6

10kW Net Stove Normalised

Fuel type Fuel kg/hr Flue gas temp (degC) Flue gas (kg/hr)
High Efficiency Modern Pellet Kistler Pellet
2.40
132
54.6
Medium Efficiency Modern Log Kistler Spruce
2.96
174
78.1
Low Efficiency Simple Log
Li Cordwood
3.57
286
49.3

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Stove data

Flue gas per (m3/hr) Efficiency (HHV Basis)Fuel H2O (%kg/kg)Fuel H2 (%kg/kg)Fuel LHV (kJ/kg)
36.8
0.787
6.28
5.79
17708
71.2
0.686
10.92
4.85
16481
41.3
0.525
17
5.46
18100

Flue gas (m3/hr) Efficiency (HHV Basis)Fuel H2O (%kg/kg)Fuel H2 (%kg/kg)Fuel LHV (kJ/kg)
37.9
0.787
6.28
5.79
17708
60.2
0.686
10.92
4.85
16481
47.8
0.525
17
5.46
18100

Flue gas (m3/hr) Efficiency (HHV Basis)Fuel H2O (%kg/kg)Fuel H2 (%kg/kg)Fuel LHV (kJ/kg)
63.2
0.787
6.28
5.79
17708
100.4
0.686
10.92
4.85
16481
79.6
0.525
17
5.46
18100

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Stove data

FL HHV (kJ/kg)Approx Net Output (kW)Approx Gross Output (kW)

19032
5.82
7.40
17718
7.09
10.34
19200
5.18
9.87

FL HHV (kJ/kg)
19032
17718
19200

FL HHV (kJ/kg)
19032
17718
19200

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T (oC)
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
800
900
1000

T (k)
293
303
313
323
333
343
353
363
373
383
393
403
413
423
433
443
453
463
473
483
493
503
513
523
533
543
553
563
573
623
673
723
773
873
973
1073
1173
1273

Density (kg/m^3) Cp (J/kgK) k (W/mk)

D vicosity (kg/ms)
1.2040
1007
0.0251
1.825E-05
1.1640
1007
0.0259
1.872E-05
1.1270
1007
0.0266
1.918E-05
1.1020
1007
0.0274
1.963E-05
1.0590
1007
0.0281
2.008E-05
1.0280
1007
0.0288
2.052E-05
0.9994
1008
0.0295
2.096E-05
0.9718
1008
0.0302
2.139E-05
0.9458
1009
0.0310
2.181E-05
0.9218
1010
0.0324
2.215E-05
0.8984
1011
0.0324
2.264E-05
0.8761
1012
0.0338
2.298E-05
0.8549
1013
0.0337
2.345E-05
0.8347
1015
0.0352
2.378E-05
0.8154
1016
0.0351
2.420E-05
0.7970
1018
0.0365
2.457E-05
0.7794
1019
0.0365
2.504E-05
0.7626
1021
0.0379
2.533E-05
0.7464
1023
0.0378
2.577E-05
0.7310
1025
0.0392
2.608E-05
0.7162
1027
0.0398
2.645E-05
0.7019
1029
0.0405
2.681E-05
0.6882
1031
0.0411
2.717E-05
0.6751
1033
0.0410
2.760E-05
0.6624
1035
0.0424
2.788E-05
0.6502
1037
0.0430
2.823E-05
0.6385
1039
0.0437
2.858E-05
0.6271
1042
0.0443
2.892E-05
0.6158
1044
0.04418
5.934E-05
0.5664
1056
0.04721
3.101E-05
0.5243
1069
0.05015
3.261E-05
0.4880
1081
0.05298
3.415E-05
0.4565
1093
0.05572
3.563E-05
0.4042
1115
0.06093
3.846E-05
0.3627
1135
0.06581
4.111E-05
0.3289
1153
0.07037
4.362E-05
0.3008
1169
0.07465
4.600E-05
0.2772
1184
0.07868
4.826E-05

Pr
7.310E-01
0.7282
0.7255
0.7228
0.7202
0.7177
0.7154
0.7132
7.110E-01
6.915E-01
0.7073
6.886E-01
0.7041
6.865E-01
0.7014
6.847E-01
0.6992
6.830E-01
0.6974
6.821E-01
6.817E-01
6.813E-01
6.810E-01
6.947E-01
6.805E-01
6.803E-01
6.801E-01
6.806E-01
0.6935
0.6937
0.6948
0.6965
0.6986
0.7037
0.7092
0.7149
0.7206
0.726

Sutherland's law
C1
1.46E-06
C2
110.4