I'm a bit stumped and was hoping someone better at math skills then I have could help me this one out.
I'm trying to work out the time it will take to heat 130ltrs of beer in a jacketed pot still. The starting temp could be 14deg C to 80 deg C?
The heating comes from a 42KW commercial hot water system boiler, a high temperature heat transfer fluid is pumped to & around the pot still's jacket by a high temp pump.
The jacketed pot has a heating surface area of 790cm2.
The pot has a working volume of 130ltrs.
The rate of fluid transfer rate is not known so some guess work may be required.
The restrictions in the circulation of the heat transfer fluid is the hot side pipe work: 3/4" dia X 1000mm length of pipe work running at 45 psi. It's an open heating system with a maximum working heating fluid temp of 160C
I can't think of what else you would need to know to work this out, but please ask!