Estimate recoverable heat/usable hot-air or hot-water energy.
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Use the Compressed Air Heat Recovery Calculator to estimate recoverable heat/usable hot-air or hot-water energy. The calculator uses Compressor input power, Load factor, Recoverable heat fraction, Operating hours per year and Electricity price and reports recoverable kw/kwh; annual value.
Read the result in the context of the selected units and pressure basis. For this tool, the primary outputs are recoverable kw/kwh; annual value. Change one input at a time when comparing scenarios so the effect of each variable remains clear.
PneumaForge applies this verified method: Energy balance / usable heat fraction. The functional engine is shared with related tools in the heat-recovery family, while this page solves the specific intent represented by compressed air heat recovery calculator.
Energy balance / usable heat fractionReproducible example: start with the calculator's default values (Compressor input power = 50; Load factor = 80; Recoverable heat fraction = 75; Operating hours per year = 4000) and calculate the result. Then change the variable most relevant to your application and compare the new recoverable kw/kwh; annual value against the baseline.
Steady sensible-heat balance; density at ventilation-air state. Recoverable fraction is user/OEM input; no universal 100% assumption.
It is designed to estimate recoverable heat/usable hot-air or hot-water energy. The reported outputs are recoverable kw/kwh; annual value.
The calculator uses Compressor input power, Load factor, Recoverable heat fraction, Operating hours per year and Electricity price. Only use values that represent the same operating condition or design case.
The calculation follows: Energy balance / usable heat fraction. The page also states the assumptions that define where the method is valid.
Steady sensible-heat balance; density at ventilation-air state. Recoverable fraction is user/OEM input; no universal 100% assumption.
Yes. PneumaForge converts supported units through canonical engineering units. For compressed-air reference flows and pressure bases, the reference pressure and temperature must also remain consistent.