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Cargo Heat-Up - Time from Boiler

Time to warm a heated cargo from current temperature to discharge-pumpable temperature given boiler steam output and cargo mass - used in HFO and asphalt loading plans.

HeatingHFOSteam
Total heat required
1,537,500MJ
Net heat-transfer rate
3,266.7kW
Heat-up time
470.7h

Formula, assumptions, and limits

Does not include hull-loss to ambient (add as loss term per voy-cargo-heating-cost). Typical hull η 60–75 % due to coil fouling and heat leakage down pumpwell.

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Cargo masstullage × density
Specific heatkJ/kg·Kcargo data sheet
Temperature riseKoperations plan
Steam mass flowkg/hboiler meter
Steam latent heatkJ/kgIAPWS tables