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Heat Loss in Insulated vs. Bare Pipe

The document provides formulas to calculate heat loss from bare and insulated steam pipes. It gives the parameters for a problem involving a 3.5-inch bare pipe conveying steam at 600°F that will be insulated with 1 inch of calcium silicate. Formulas are provided to calculate heat transfer coefficients and heat loss rates from convection, radiation, and through insulation. The problem asks to compare the heat loss rates per foot of the bare vs. insulated pipe under given average annual conditions.

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Heat Loss in Insulated vs. Bare Pipe

The document provides formulas to calculate heat loss from bare and insulated steam pipes. It gives the parameters for a problem involving a 3.5-inch bare pipe conveying steam at 600°F that will be insulated with 1 inch of calcium silicate. Formulas are provided to calculate heat transfer coefficients and heat loss rates from convection, radiation, and through insulation. The problem asks to compare the heat loss rates per foot of the bare vs. insulated pipe under given average annual conditions.

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Heat loss During Steam Injection

Formulas to be used
recVw  a
N Re  4365 ..................................(i )
a
where
Vw  wind velocity normal to the pipe, miles/hr; ρ a  density of air lbm/ft 2 (60ο F)
μ a  viscosity of air, cp
0.12k ha 0.6
h fc  N Re ...................(ii )
rec
Valid only if 1000  N RE  50,000
where
h c  heat  transfer coefficient for forced convection, Btu/(hr  ft 2  ο F); k ha  thermal conductivity of air, Btu/(hr  ft 2  ο F)
rec  external radius of conduit exposed to air ; N Re  modified Reynolds number for flow normal to the pipe
Q  2r h (T  T a )..........................(iii )
lc is c is

where
h c  heat - transfer coefficient for convection based on the outer surface area of the insulation,
Btu/(hr - ft 2  F )

Q lr  rr  Tsea
4 4
 Tskya  4

 Tsea
4

 T esa ................................(iv)
where
  emissivity of the surface;
  Stefan - Boltzman constant, 1.713 10-9 Btu / hr  ft 2  R 4
rr  Radius of the surface that is radiating, ft
Tsea  absolute temperature of surface, R
Tskya  average absolute temperature of the sky,  R
T esa  average absolute temperature of the surface of the earth underneath the pipe, R
Problem # 1
Steam at 600°F is distributed to injection wells through
3.5-in line pipe. The lines are bare but will be insulated
by addin 1 in. of calcium silicate. Compare the heat-loss
rate, in Btu/(hr-ft), for the bare line with that of the
insulated line. The calcium silicate insulation will be
protected with a thin aluminum covering (ξA1 =0.76).
The estimate will be made for average annual conditions.
Consider the wind velocity to be 15 miles/hr and the
average air temperature to be 70°F. The mean
temperature of the earth surface is 55°F. The average sky
temperature will be taken as 0°F.(460°R)
Heat loss from Insulated Pipe
2k hins (Ts  Tis )
Q l  ....................(v)
 ris 
ln 
 rdo 
where
Q lp  heat - loss rate per unit length of pipe, Btu/(hr - ft)
ris  radius of outside surface of insulation, ft; rdo  radius of outside surface of pipe, ft
k hins  thermal conductivity of insulation, Btu/(hr - ft- F ); Ts  Temperatur e of the steam  F
Tis  Temperatur e of the surface of the insulation, F

k hins  0.0256  (T i  50)(3.67 10 5 )...............(vi )


where
Ti  average temperature of the insulation, F

  Q Q
Q  ....................................(vii )
l lc lr
Solution

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