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Classification and Application

By recovering heat from flue gases using a recuperator, significant fuel savings can be achieved. Specifically: - The flue gases from a boiler have a temperature of 900°C but drop to 180°C, allowing recovery of over 431,000 kCal/hr of heat. - Installing a recuperator to pre-heat combustion air using this recovered heat can achieve a 33% fuel savings. - Waste heat sources vary in quality based on temperature and contamination, with higher temperature sources having greater potential value for heat recovery applications like pre-heating combustion air.

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Classification and Application

By recovering heat from flue gases using a recuperator, significant fuel savings can be achieved. Specifically: - The flue gases from a boiler have a temperature of 900°C but drop to 180°C, allowing recovery of over 431,000 kCal/hr of heat. - Installing a recuperator to pre-heat combustion air using this recovered heat can achieve a 33% fuel savings. - Waste heat sources vary in quality based on temperature and contamination, with higher temperature sources having greater potential value for heat recovery applications like pre-heating combustion air.

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8.

Waste Heat Recovery

U is density of the flue gas in kg/m3


Cp is the specific heat of the substance in kCal/kg C
'T is the temperature difference in C
Cp (Specific heat of flue gas) = 0.24 kCal/kg/C
Heat available (Q) = 2100 1.19 0.24 ((900-180) = 4,31,827 kCal/hr
By installing a recuperator, this heat can be recovered to pre-heat the combustion air.
The fuel savings would be 33% (@ 1% fuel reduction for every 22 C reduction in temperature of flue gas.

8.2 Classification and Application


In considering the potential for heat recovery, it is useful to note all the possibilities, and
grade the waste heat in terms of potential value as shown in the following Table 8.1:
TABLE 8.1 WASTE SOURCE AND QUALITY

S.No.

Source

Quality

1.

Heat in flue gases.

The higher the temperature, the greater the potential value for heat
recovery

2.

Heat in vapour streams.

As above but when condensed, latent heat also recoverable.

3.

Convective and radiant heat


lost from exterior of
equipment

Low grade if collected may be used for space heating or air


preheats.

4.

Heat losses in cooling water.

Low grade useful gains if heat is exchanged with incoming fresh


water

5.

Heat losses in providing


chilled water or in the
disposal of chilled water

a) High grade if it can be utilized to reduce demand for refrigeration.


b) Low grade if refrigeration unit used as a form of heat pump.

6.

Heat stored in products


leaving the process

Quality depends upon temperature.

7.

Heat in gaseous and liquid


effluents leaving process.

Poor if heavily contaminated and thus requiring alloy heat exchanger.

High Temperature Heat Recovery


The following Table 8.2 gives temperatures of waste gases from industrial process equipment
in the high temperature range. All of these results from direct fuel fired processes.
Medium Temperature Heat Recovery
The following Table 8.3 gives the temperatures of waste gases from process equipment in the
medium temperature range. Most of the waste heat in this temperature range comes from the
exhaust of directly fired process units.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency

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