I'm running my 15BBL brewhouse with a 30year old Fulton steam boiler that is still kicking steam but it could be the end of it. It was hardly maintained where it was before and there has been no chemical treatment either straight city water in and steam out.
As much as I would like to buy a new one... they are pricey. I could go used again too.
I've been seeing a lot more of those thermal fuild systems out there. Prospero and ABE has those brewhouse.
I would I go about sizing a thermal fluid heating system? Steam boilers rule of thumb is 1HP/BBL. Is there such easy approach to thermal systems? If I consider 1 mechanical HP for 0.75kw then I don't need much more than a 10kw element in that circulation tube but it makes no sense that it would be so small. It also depends on the pipe run on the supply side and the insulation on that pipe. The return as equally important to not lose heat returning to the buffer tank. The thermal fluid would run at 240F, same as saturated steam at 15psi.
I've read a lot on those thermal fluid system and I can build one no problem. The only missing link is the required KW for the element. Don't want it too big because it will take more amps than it needs and not too small either making hard to reach a boil.
Any information would be great!
Thanks!
As much as I would like to buy a new one... they are pricey. I could go used again too.
I've been seeing a lot more of those thermal fuild systems out there. Prospero and ABE has those brewhouse.
I would I go about sizing a thermal fluid heating system? Steam boilers rule of thumb is 1HP/BBL. Is there such easy approach to thermal systems? If I consider 1 mechanical HP for 0.75kw then I don't need much more than a 10kw element in that circulation tube but it makes no sense that it would be so small. It also depends on the pipe run on the supply side and the insulation on that pipe. The return as equally important to not lose heat returning to the buffer tank. The thermal fluid would run at 240F, same as saturated steam at 15psi.
I've read a lot on those thermal fluid system and I can build one no problem. The only missing link is the required KW for the element. Don't want it too big because it will take more amps than it needs and not too small either making hard to reach a boil.
Any information would be great!
Thanks!
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