I just used a worksheet for figuring out heat loads but don't really know if the numbers I came up with are close or even what do do with the numbers now that I have them... I already have a stove but I thought it would be neat if I could figure it all out. The design heat load came out to 672.91. And BTU loss which I figured to ways. I used the hdd 55 for one and used the average between philly and pittsburg which was a multiplier of 2700. This, ibelieve is the most representitive of my climate. This gave me a heat loss of 44million btu. Alternatively I used the multiplier of hdd 65 for Syracuse which had a multiplier of 6000. This gave me heatloss of 95 million.
Anyone have any input? Am I on the right track, I'm plenty warm and was looking for something to do
Help Figuring Out Design Heat Load and BTU Loss
- coalmaster
- Member
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 9:47 pm
- Location: slate belt
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: hitzer 50-93 2800sqft
- Coal Size/Type: nut anthricite
Attachments
- coalmaster
- Member
- Posts: 127
- Joined: Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 9:47 pm
- Location: slate belt
- Hand Fed Coal Furnace: hitzer 50-93 2800sqft
- Coal Size/Type: nut anthricite
I just realized that I put the decimal in the wrong place. Is 6729 btu/hr
- lsayre
- Member
- Posts: 21781
- Joined: Wed. Nov. 23, 2005 9:17 pm
- Location: Ohio
- Stoker Coal Boiler: AHS S130 Coal Gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh Anthracite Pea
- Other Heating: Resistance Boiler (13.5 KW), ComfortMax 75
I think it was Sting who originally pointed me to this simple to use on line heat loss calculator. Give it a try.
http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Calculators/HeatLoss/HeatLoss.htm
http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Calculators/HeatLoss/HeatLoss.htm