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Methods and systems for improving thermal efficiency, determining effluent flows and for determining fuel mass flow rates of a fossil fuel fired system

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  • US 5,790,420 A
  • Filed: 11/21/1994
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for improving a thermal efficiency of a fossil fuel fired system, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) analyzing a sample of a fossil fuel supplied to a combustor of a fossil fuel fired system to determine the composition of the fossil fuel;

    (b) measuring a temperature of a gas effluent from the combustor, wherein the effluent gas comprises a mixture of constituent gases;

    (c) measuring a concentration of a gaseous constituent of the gas effluent from the combustor;

    (d) determining a thermal efficiency of the system;

    (e) comparing the thermal efficiency of the system to a reference thermal efficiency; and

    (f) adjusting an operation of the system to improve its thermal efficiency and/or its system efficiency.

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