Cleaning Of The Hearth Grate; Calculation Of The Thermal Power - Nordica ESTER BII Instructions Pour L'installation, L'utilisation Et L'entretien

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12.9. CLEANING OF THE HEARTH GRATE

The use of not suitable fuel, as for example wood with sand, prevents the correct sliding of the cast-iron grate and can lead it to the
complete blockage. In this case you should arrange for a removal of the dirty sediments from the surfaces of the grate and its holder
Picture 8 at page 41 A.

13. CALCULATION OF THE THERMAL POWER

There is not an absolute rule for calculating the correct necessary power. This power is given according to the space to be heated, but it
depends also largely on the insulation. On an average, the calorific value necessary for a properly insulated room is 30 kcal/h per m
an external temperature of 0°C).
Given that 1 kW corresponds to 860 kcal/h, it is possible to adopt a value of 38 W/m
Let's suppose one wishes to heat a room of 150 m
x 38 W/m = 5700 W or 5,7 kW. As main heating, a 8 kW device is therefore sufficient.
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Fuel
Dry wood (15% humidity)
Wet wood (50% humidity)
Wood briquettes
Brown coal briquettes
Normal anthracite
Coke
Natural gas
Naphtha
Electricity
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(10 x 6 x 2.5 m) in an insulated apartment. In this case, it is necessary to have 150 m
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Approximate combustion value
Unit kcal/h
kg 3600
kg 1850
kg 4000
kg 4800
kg 7700
kg 6780
m 7800
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L 8500
kW/h 860
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Required quantity in relation to 1 kg of dry
kW
4.2
2.2
5.0
5.6
8.9
7.9
9.1
9.9
1.0
(for
3
3
wood
1,00
1,95
0,84
0,75
0,47
0,53
0,46
0,42
4,19
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