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May Virtual Lunch Meeting - Optimizing Condensing Boiler Plant Efficiencies

  • 07 May 2020
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Teams Meeting
  • 105

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TOPIC: Optimizing Condensing Boiler Plant Efficiencies

 

    By: Dr. Lou Vortsteveld

(Meeting will be held online, virtually)

Learning Objectives:    

It is a common misunderstanding that the sole determining factor for boiler and water heater efficiency is water temperature entering the unit.  We’ve all been told that the lower the entering water temperature, the higher our efficiency will be.  Additionally, we’ve been told that the higher the turndown ratio, along with intelligent staging or cascading of the boilers or volume water heaters, (meaning the lower the minimum firing rate can be), the more efficient we will operate as well.  In this presentation we will uncover the other factor that not everyone wants you to know. To truly achieve maximum efficiency, you need to have both low entering water temperature, high turn-down but you also need to have and maintain the proper air to fuel ratio as well.  For this reason you will want to constantly monitor and adjust, when needed, your air-fuel ratio in real time.

Speaker Bio:     

Dr. Lou Vorsteveld, Sr. Director of Engineering at LAARS Heating Systems Company:  The presenter has 25 years experience in the North American (NA) market in the boiler and volume water industry at a variety of Engineering, General Management and Sales positions working for both European and NA based boiler manufacturers covering residential and commercial boilers and water heaters, both condensing and non-condensing.  His European background was a strong asset in teaching the NA industry the concepts of high delta T systems, base-loading, cascading and turndown.  He earned his BS, MS and Ph.D from the University of Vermont with a concentration in thermal sciences and combustion.   


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