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Care should be taken to make sure that the heat rate and efficiency are both based
on the same type heating value (LHV or HHV).
Conversion Heat Rate versus Efficiency
Heat rate Efficiency Heat rate Efficiency Heat rate Efficiency Heat rate Efficiency
Btu/kWh % Btu/kWh % Btu/kWh % Btu/kWh %
3412 100 15500 22.0 28000 12.2 40500 8.4
3500 97.5 16000 21.3 28500 12.0 41000 8.3
4000 85.3 16500 20.7 29000 11.8 41500 8.2
4500 75.8 17000 20.1 29500 11.6 42000 8.1
5000 68.2 17500 19.5 30000 11.4 42500 8.0
5500 62.0 18000 19.0 30500 11.2 43000 7.9
6000 56.9 18500 18.4 31000 11.0 43500 7.8
6500 52.5 19000 18.0 31500 10.8 44000 7.8
7000 48.7 19500 17.5 32000 10.7 44500 7.7
7500 45.5 20000 17.1 32500 10.5 45000 7.6
8000 42.7 20500 16.6 33000 10.3 45500 7.5
8500 40.1 21000 16.2 33500 10.2 46000 7.4
9000 37.9 21500 15.9 34000 10.0 46500 7.3
9500 35.9 22000 15.5 34500 9.9 47000 7.3
10000 34.1 22500 15.2 35000 9.7 47500 7.2
10500 32.5 23000 14.8 35500 9.6 48000 7.1
11000 31.0 23500 14.5 36000 9.5 48500 7.0
11500 29.7 24000 14.2 36500 9.3 49000 7.0
12000 28.4 24500 13.9 37000 9.2 49500 6.9
12500 27.3 25000 13.6 37500 9.1 50000 6.8
13000 26.2 25500 13.4 38000 9.0 50500 6.8
13500 25.3 26000 13.1 38500 8.9 51000 6.7
14000 24.4 26500 12.9 39000 8.7 51500 6.6
14500 23.5 27000 12.6 39500 8.6 52000 6.6
15000 22.7 27500 12.4 40000 8.5 52500 6.5
Basic Data
Universal gas constant R 8.31441 J/mol.K
Normal molar volume of an ideal gas 22.414*10
−3
m
3
/mol
Normal temperature 273.15 K
Normal pressure 101325 Pa (N/m
2
=kg/m.s
2
)
Standard acceleration due to gravity 9.80665 m/s
2