Basic Equivalents:
1 lb garbage = 8,500 btu gross heat / 5,525 net btu
1 lb plastic = 14,000 btu gross heat / 9,100 net btu
1 lb waste oil = 20,000 btu gross heat /13,000 net btu
1 lb steam 212° = 1,213 btu
1 boiler hp = 34.5 lbs steam
1 lb steam = 0.001213 dekatherm natural gas
1 lb steam = 0.008664 gallon diesel
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A recent
installation of 500 hp heat recovery boiler mounted to Pennram 2200
lb/hr incinerator at Egyptian cigarette factory.
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