09/2011 - Art. Nr. 4200 1040 7900A48
Servicing
Exhaust gas test
Exhaust gas test
In order to ensure efficient and fault-free
operation, the burner must be adjusted with
reference to the specific system. The fuel
combustion air coupler controller, which is
used to set the burner to clean combustion, is
used for this. To do this, exhaust gas tests
must be carried out. To determine the efficiency and quality of combustion, the percentage of CO
2
or O2 and the flue gases
temperature must be measured.
Before the test is carried out, it is essential to
ensure that the boiler and/or the exhaust gas
system are properly sealed.
False air distorts the measurement
If possible, the exhaust gases should not
have any residual oxygen content (O
2
) and/or
they should contain as much carbon dioxide
(CO2) as possible.
In all load stages, the carbon monoxide
content of the exhaust gases must be below
the limit values specified in the relevant
current specifications.
If fuel oil is being used, the permissible smoke
spot number in the exhaust gas must not be
exceeded.
Calculating the volumetric flow rate for
gas
The combustion output (Q
F
) of a boiler is the
amount of heat supplied by the gas in a time
unit.
When commissioning the system, the fuel
volume flow must be set in accordance with
the nominal heat output of the boiler.
Example:
Volumetric flow for gas in its normal
state:
Volumetric flow for gas in the
operating state:
Nominal heat output
Q
N
1000 kW
Efficiency rating of the
boiler
n
K
0,88
Calorific value of the
gas
H
u
9.1 kWh/m³
Gas pressure
p
u
100 mbar
Barometer level
p
amb
980 mbar
Gas temperature
t
gas
15 °C
Standard pressure pn 1013 mbar
Mean barometer readings
Height
above
sea
level
[m]
Mean
barometer
readings
[mbar]
Aachen 205 991
Berlin 50 1009
Dresden 120 1000
Erfurt 315 978
Frankfurt/M. 104 1004
Hamburg 22 1011
Cologne 45 1009
Leipzig 130 998
Magdeburg 79 1005
Munich 526 955
Nuremberg 310 980
Rostock 4 1013
Stuttgart 297 984
Schwerin 59 1010
Ulm 479 960
Relationship between O2 and CO2 rate
for natural gas H (CO
2
max =11.86%)
Relationship between O
2
and CO2 rate
for domestic fuel oil (CO
2
max
=15.40%)
%O2 %CO2 %O2 %CO2
0,00 11,86 3,00 10,16
0,10 11,80 3,10 10,10
0,20 11,75 3,20 10,04
0,30 11,69 3,30 9,99
0,40 11,63 3,40 9,93
0,50 11,58 3,50 9,87
0,60 11,52 3,60 9,82
0,70 11,46 3,70 9,76
0,80 11,41 3,80 9,70
0,90 11,35 3,90 9,65
1,00 11,29 4,00 9,59
1,10 11,24 4,10 9,53
1,20 11,18 4,20 9,48
1,30 11,12 4,30 9,42
1,40 11,07 4,40 9,36
1,50 11,01 4,50 9,31
1,60 10,95 4,60 9,25
1,70 10,90 4,70 9,19
1,80 10,84 4,80 9,14
1,90 10,78 4,90 9,08
2,00 10,73 5,00 9,02
2,10 10,67 5,10 8,97
2,20 10,61 5,20 8,91
2,30 10,55 5,30 8,85
2,40 10,50 5,40 8,80
2,50 10,44 5,50 8,74
2,60 10,38 5,60 8,68
2,70 10,33 5,70 8,63
2,80 10,27 5,80 8,57
2,90 10,21 5,90 8,51
% O2 % CO2 % O2 % CO2
0,00 15,40 3,00 13,19
0,10 15,33 3,10 13,12
0,20 15,25 3,20 13,04
0,30 15,18 3,30 12,97
0,40 15,11 3,40 12,89
0,50 15,03 3,50 12,82
0,60 14,96 3,60 12,75
0,70 14,88 3,70 12,67
0,80 14,81 3,80 12,60
0,90 14,74 3,90 12,53
1,00 14,66 4,00 12,45
1,10 14,59 4,10 12,38
1,20 14,52 4,20 12,31
1,30 14,44 4,30 12,23
1,40 14,37 4,40 12,16
1,50 14,29 4,50 12,08
1,60 14,22 4,60 12,01
1,70 14,15 4,70 11,94
1,80 14,07 4,80 11,86
1,90 14,00 4,90 11,79
2,00 13,93 5,00 11,72
2,10 13,85 5,10 11,64
2,20 13,78 5,20 11,57
2,30 13,71 5,30 11,49
2,40 13,63 5,40 11,42
2,50 13,56 5,50 11,35
2,60 13,48 5,60 11,27
2,70 13,41 5,70 11,20
2,80 13,34 5,80 11,13
2,90 13,26 5,90 11,05