Product Handbook 2026 - Volume 1

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Heating formulas

Equation

Use to calculate

Formula

3 600 h fg

1

=

kg / h

Steam load from kW heat rating

2

=1.3 a T

An air heater kW rating from the air flow and temperature rise

kW

An air heater steam load from the air flow and temperature rise and the steam pressure in the heater

4680 a T h fg

3

=

kg / h

The amount of heat needed to change the temperature of a substance

4

= m C p T

kJ

m C p T H 3 600

The mean heating load to change the temperature of a weight of substance over a stipulated time

5

kW

=

m

7.5 25

m C p T H 3 600

The heating load for a flow-type application like a heat exchanger

6

kW

=

W C p (T s - T a ) 60 h fg heat-up minutes

The mean steam load to heat steam pipework over a stipulated time (warm-up load)

7

kg / h

=

L 3.6 f h fg

The steam load for radiation losses from steam pipework (running load)

r

8

=

kg / h

U A T s 1 000

9

kW

=

The heating capacity of a heat exchanger or coil at start-up

11.5.22

U A T m 1 000

The heating capacity of a heat exchanger or steam coil when operating

10

kW

=

m

Table continued on next page

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