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Isn't this difference simply accounting for the inefficiency of the boiler? The loads on your HW loops should be the same between the two runs and should match what the steam meter reports. But these don't account for the inefficiency of the steam boiler: 80% combustion efficiency plus losses through the jacket, cycling, and pilot. If you could model a steam boiler, upstream of your steam meter, there would be losses there too that are not being accounted for in your comparison.<BR> <BR>
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Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:33:19 -0700<BR>From: kathryn.kerns@bceengineers.com<BR>To: equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<BR>Subject: [Equest-users] Steam Meter Energy Usage Much Less Than Gas Boiler Energy Usage<BR><BR>
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