Abgasverlustwert

English translation: flue loss

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German term or phrase:Abgasverlustwert
English translation:flue loss
Entered by: Peter Barker

12:29 Jan 24, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / Domestic central heating
German term or phrase: Abgasverlustwert
This is from a service manual for a domestic central heating boiler. A measurement is taken by inserting a probe into the flue and the instruction simply reads:

"Abgasverlustwert bzw. feuerungstechnischen Wirkungsgrad bei Kesseltemperatur 60 Grad messen."

Does anyone know the precise term used in the UK for this? I assume it must be to do with heat loss. TIA.
Peter Barker
Local time: 12:05
flue gas loss
Explanation:
I seem to recall

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Note added at 21 mins (2007-01-24 12:50:37 GMT)
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flue gas loss is loss via flue gas, not a loss of flue gas

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-01-24 12:53:15 GMT)
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Take this little device for example: http://www.rs-components.co.uk/1/453718980-Flue-gas-analyser...
It measures flue gas loss, not the amount of flue gas lost.
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Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 13:05
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flue gas loss


Explanation:
I seem to recall

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Note added at 21 mins (2007-01-24 12:50:37 GMT)
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flue gas loss is loss via flue gas, not a loss of flue gas

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 23 mins (2007-01-24 12:53:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Take this little device for example: http://www.rs-components.co.uk/1/453718980-Flue-gas-analyser...
It measures flue gas loss, not the amount of flue gas lost.

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 13:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think it needs to be more specific than this as I am sure they are not talking about "loss of flue gas" but rather "loss via the flue(gas)"

Asker: Alan, thanks for your contributions. I have looked at your references and now also spoken to an engineer at a UK boiler producer. I note your reference uses "flue gas heat loss" in some places which is probably more precise. The engineer told me they simply call it "flue loss" so that is what I have gone for.

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