Heat exchanger input Correction factor

Flue pipe diameter [m] 0.1524 P

HX tube diameter [m] 0.03 R
Row spacing [m] 0.03 F
Tube spacing [m] 0.03
HX width 0.17
HX bredth 0.3
Length per tube [m] 0.3
Number of rows 5
Number of tubes 15.0000002

Air input
Input temperature [K] 293
Output temperature [K] 295.366915
Mass flow rate [kg/s] 0.264
Mass flow rate per pipe [kg/s] 0.0176

Flue gas input

Input temperature [K] 447
Output temperature [K] 398.978988
Mass flow rate [kg/s] 0.01301234

Heat transfer
Q [W] 629.239715

PAYBACK 1.95057212
orrection factor
0.01536958
20.2884366
1
Geometry
Flue pipe cross-sectional area [m^2] 0.018241469
HX tubes cross-sectional area [m^2] 0.000706858
HX cross sectional area [m^2] 0.051
Sn 0.06

Fluid properties Air Flue gas

Average temperature [K] 294.1834577 370.5917288
Temperature for properties [oC] 20 100
Density [kg/m3] 1.204 0.9458
Specific heat capacity [J/kg.K] 1007 1009
Thermal conductivity [W/m.K] 0.02514 0.03095
Dynamic viscosity [kg/m.s] 0.00001825 0.00002181
Prandtl number 0.731016309 0.711027141
Fluid velocity 20.68015503 0.26976516
Reynold's 40929.70957 1782.848627
Nusselt 26.56161358 23.65672469
Convection coefficient 22.25863218 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 151.6330846
delta Tb 105.9789879
LMTD(CF) 127.4460805
LMTD 127.4460805

Heat transfer
U 11.64142102
Q [W] 629.2397146
Total surface area [m^2] 0.424115013
Number of tubes 15.00000015

Correction factor
R 20.28843656
P 0.01536958
F 1
MATERIALS
Dimensions of casing
Width [m] 0.17
Height [m] 0.27
Depth [m] 0.4
Total surface area 0.4438

Dimensions of tubes
Length [m] 0.3
Diameter [m] 0.03
Surface area per tube [m^2] 0.028274334
Total surface area [m^2] 0.424115013

Total surface area of steel [m^2 0.867915013

Cost of steel [/m^2] 40

Cost of motor/fan [] 37.14

TOTAL 71.8566005
RUNNING COST
Electricity consumption
Electricity cost [p/kWh] 15.32
Power of motor [W] 58
Hours used per day 5
Days used per year 182.5
Total electricity consumption [kW 0.29
Total daily electricity cost 0.044428
Annual electricity cost [] 8.10811

SAVINGS
Biomass fuel cost [/kWh] 0.0537
Stove efficiency 0.686
Heat recovered [kW] 0.629239715
Annual fuel saving [] 44.94684047
Stove power [kW] 6
New stove efficiency 0.758
Efficiency improvement 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) T (k) Density (kg/m^3) Cp (J/kgK) k (W/mk) D vicosity (kg/ms)
20 293 1.2040 1007 0.0251 1.825E-05
30 303 1.1640 1007 0.0259 1.872E-05
40 313 1.1270 1007 0.0266 1.918E-05
50 323 1.1020 1007 0.0274 1.963E-05
60 333 1.0590 1007 0.0281 2.008E-05
70 343 1.0280 1007 0.0288 2.052E-05
80 353 0.9994 1008 0.0295 2.096E-05
90 363 0.9718 1008 0.0302 2.139E-05
100 373 0.9458 1009 0.0310 2.181E-05
110 383 0.9218 1010 0.0324 2.215E-05
120 393 0.8984 1011 0.0324 2.264E-05
130 403 0.8761 1012 0.0338 2.298E-05
140 413 0.8549 1013 0.0337 2.345E-05
150 423 0.8347 1015 0.0352 2.378E-05
160 433 0.8154 1016 0.0351 2.420E-05
170 443 0.7970 1018 0.0365 2.457E-05
180 453 0.7794 1019 0.0365 2.504E-05
190 463 0.7626 1021 0.0379 2.533E-05
200 473 0.7464 1023 0.0378 2.577E-05
210 483 0.7310 1025 0.0392 2.608E-05
220 493 0.7162 1027 0.0398 2.645E-05
230 503 0.7019 1029 0.0405 2.681E-05
240 513 0.6882 1031 0.0411 2.717E-05
250 523 0.6751 1033 0.0410 2.760E-05
260 533 0.6624 1035 0.0424 2.788E-05
270 543 0.6502 1037 0.0430 2.823E-05
280 553 0.6385 1039 0.0437 2.858E-05
290 563 0.6271 1042 0.0443 2.892E-05
300 573 0.6158 1044 0.04418 5.934E-05
350 623 0.5664 1056 0.04721 3.101E-05
400 673 0.5243 1069 0.05015 3.261E-05
450 723 0.4880 1081 0.05298 3.415E-05
500 773 0.4565 1093 0.05572 3.563E-05
600 873 0.4042 1115 0.06093 3.846E-05
700 973 0.3627 1135 0.06581 4.111E-05
800 1073 0.3289 1153 0.07037 4.362E-05
900 1173 0.3008 1169 0.07465 4.600E-05
1000 1273 0.2772 1184 0.07868 4.826E-05
Pr Sutherland's law
7.310E-01 C1 1.46E-06
0.7282 C2 110.4
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