How to calculate the thermal efficiency and heat load of industrial furnaces
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In a top-fired natural gas conversion furnace, desulfurized natural gas and steam are mixed and fed in; after the reaction, approximately 70% hydrogen is produced. How should the design thermal efficiency and operational thermal efficiency, as well as the design thermal load and operational thermal load, be calculated? Is there a specific formula I can refer to? Welcome any advice; thank you!
The mixture of natural gas and steam is used as a raw material, not as fuel for furnace heating. Therefore, I’m not sure what kind of fuel you use – gas, oil, or a mixture of the two – as the efficiency of heating furnaces varies greatly depending on this.
Our fuel is still natural gas, and the flow rate is assumed to be A; how should we calculate it? Is there a fixed formula? I would like to ask everyone for advice, thank you