High margin of error due to measurement difficulties with fuel flow and heat value. 2. The Heat Loss Method (Indirect) Definition: Subtracts all individual heat losses from 100%. Pros: Much more accurate for large industrial boilers.
The ghost lived in Boiler 7 at the Meridian Cogeneration Plant. For three months, the boiler had been acting erratically. Its efficiency curve, once a smooth, predictable arc, now looked like an EKG of a dying heart. The plant manager, a man named Hank who chewed antacids like candy, had a theory: bad coal. The union rep blamed a faulty sootblower. The instrument tech swore the new flow meters were lying. Asme Ptc 4.1.pdf BEST