chatelot16 wrote:I ended up finding a pdf econology that shows what this PAVE pump steam
https://www.econologie.com/combustion-en ... -3865.html
blah is an additional heat recuperateur to condense at lower temperature than the temperature back from a boiler Condensation
and as moist smoked out of a boiler contains more energy than it takes to preheat the intake air, humidify the air intake allows to recover a little more heat
it seems to me a very small solution because it involves less than 1% of total return
remains to be seen the effect of the moisture on the combustion quality ... and I'm reading I have not seen any explanation
In fact, a real Water Steam Pump (PAVE) works throughout the heating season with a yield that ranges from 101 to 108% on PCI. These are yields that are only very rarely obtained with condensing boilers under real conditions of use, especially if the boilers are also used to produce domestic hot water, which is very often the case.
So, to summarize, the gains in yields are rather of the order of 5 to 15% ....
With regard to the quality of combustion, the results obtained are a virtual absence of CO and a reduction of NOx emissions by 2 to 3 (sometimes up to 10 mg of NOx by NM3).
In short, you see results far superior to what you imagine.
Edit: topic divided since https://www.econologie.com/forums/analyse-de ... 12539.html