Boiler Fuel Cost Comparison - Oil vs. Gas

The conversion uses default values for thermal and parasitic losses.
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For a given #6 oil price, calculate competitive gas price

Industrial
Water-Tube
Boilers

  

Greenhouse
Fire-Tube
Boilers

Oil Purchase Price

¢/liter
 

$/bbl
 

$/MMBtu
 

$/GJ

Competitive Delivered Gas Price

$/1000m3
 

$/GJ
 

$/MMBtu


For a given gas price, calculate competitive #6 oil price
Industrial
Water-Tube
Boilers		   Greenhouse
Fire-Tube
Boilers

Delivered Gas Price

$/1000m3
 

$/GJ
 

$/MMBtu

Competitive Oil Purchase Price

¢/liter
 

$/bbl
 

$/MMBtu
 

$/GJ


Default values for thermal and parasitic losses
Data based on boiler tests conducted by Union Gas and Prof Eckerlin of NCSU
  Gas
(%)		 Oil
Industrial
Water Tube
(%)		 Oil
Greenhouse
Fire Tube
(%)
Stack thermal losss
Radiation

Total thermal loss
 
Sootblowing
Oil Preheat
Oil atomization
Oil pumping, oil additives, inventory and tank heating
Additional maintenance
Total parasitic losses
Total losses

Overall Boiler Efficiency (%)

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Note: n/a = Not Applicable

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