I apologize in advance if the topic is too basic. If administrators think that it should be deleted, I would understand.
There is something that has been confusing me for a while, and it is related with "types" of energies when it comes to heating water.
Here is an example:
volume of water to heat: 100 liters (26.4 gallons)
required water temp = 45°C (113°F)
mains water temp = 10°C (50°F)
So to heat 100 liters to upper temperature of 35°C, with an electric heater:
100 liters * (45-10) = 3500 kcal
1 kcal is equal to 1/860 kWh, so:
3500kcal / 860 ≈ 4 kWh (13.6 kBtu/h)
But this is an electric energy needed to heat upper 100 liters by 35°C.
What If I wanted to heat the same amount of water with gas? How would this example look like then?
And what would be the result then? Thermal energy in kWh?
How would I compare the thermal energy and electrical energy, even though they have the same units (kWh)?
Thank you for the reply.
There is something that has been confusing me for a while, and it is related with "types" of energies when it comes to heating water.
Here is an example:
volume of water to heat: 100 liters (26.4 gallons)
required water temp = 45°C (113°F)
mains water temp = 10°C (50°F)
So to heat 100 liters to upper temperature of 35°C, with an electric heater:
100 liters * (45-10) = 3500 kcal
1 kcal is equal to 1/860 kWh, so:
3500kcal / 860 ≈ 4 kWh (13.6 kBtu/h)
But this is an electric energy needed to heat upper 100 liters by 35°C.
What If I wanted to heat the same amount of water with gas? How would this example look like then?
And what would be the result then? Thermal energy in kWh?
How would I compare the thermal energy and electrical energy, even though they have the same units (kWh)?
Thank you for the reply.
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