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Old 9th March 2009 | 21:20
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Smilin_Ed
 
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From: In the Old Folks' Home
Heat Recovery

And don't forget that the energy to heat the fuel is paid for in increased fuel burn. Only a small proportion of that comes back in the efficiency gain of hotter fuel for combustion
But the heat recovered by the necessary function of cooling the oil would otherwise be thrown away.
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