¢Ã Fuel Expenses Comparison
(Assuming 100kg of steam generated per hour)
Fuel Type
Fuel Usage
Fuel Expenses
vs. Electric Charge
Electric Boiler
(Industrial, Low voltage)
73 kwh (62,780 kcal)
4,225 won
100 %
Diesel Oil Boiler
New Boiler
- 90% Efficiency
7.58 Lt (69,736 kcal)
6,253 won
129 %
After 2yrs. Usage
- 80% Efficiency
8.53 Lt (78,476 kcal)
7,037 won
145 %
After 3yrs. Usage
- 70% Efficiency
9.75 Lt (89,700 kcal)
8,043 won
166 %
 
¢º Industrial-Use (Low voltage) Rate - 57.88won per 1kwh (Incl. VAT, 1yr. avg.)
¢º Diesel Fuel - 825won per 1Lt. (Incl. VAT, prices as of February 2003)
¢º Heat Quantity of 1kwh of Electricity - 860 kcal
¢º Heat Quantity of 1Lt. of Diesel Fuel - 9,200 kcal (Official government standards)
¢º Assuming that a diesel fuel boiler with a heat efficiency of 70% is used and that diesel
  prices are 433won/1 Lt., the overall cost of energy is the same as an electric boiler.
  Electric boilers maintain a heat efficiency of close to 100% even after 10 years of use!
 
¢Ã Steam Temperature Chart
Steam Pressure
1kg/§²
2kg/§²
3kg/§²
4kg/§²
5kg/§²
6kg/§²
7kg/§²
8kg/§²
Steam Temperature
119 ¡É
133 ¡É
143 ¡É
151 ¡É
158 ¡É
164 ¡É
169 ¡É
174 ¡É