Re: heater BTU's

Posted by Bob on January 11, 2004 at 17:07:17 from (66.231.125.7):

In Reply to: heater BTU's posted by Robbie on January 11, 2004 at 16:47:45:

Not what you asked, but here's some ideas.

Poor coal = 5000-6000 BTU's per pound

Good coal = 12,000-15,000 BTU's per pound

#2 burner oil = 140,000 BTU's per gallon
(some say to expect less than this for used oil, some say expect more)

If you actually need 75,000 BTU's per hour, you can expect a furnace efficiency of maybe 60%, so with oil you're going to have to burn about .90 gallons of oil every hour for a net heat output of about 75,000 BTU.

With poor coal, say 5500 BTU's per pound, your going to have to burn about 23 pounds per hour to get a net output of about 75,000.

Now all we need is an expert to guess the heat content of the wood you intend to burn, as compared with the poor coal, and you could have an exact figure!

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