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HCPE-MMP-0033 Insulation Thickness Calculations

The document outlines the calculation of insulation thickness for pipelines and equipment, detailing parameters such as ambient temperature, wind velocity, surface temperature, and thermal conductivity. It includes specific calculations for conduction, convection, and radiation, as well as specified insulation thicknesses. The template is part of a larger handbook on chemical process engineering and provides instructions for inputting data and calculating insulation requirements.

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HCPE-MMP-0033 Insulation Thickness Calculations

The document outlines the calculation of insulation thickness for pipelines and equipment, detailing parameters such as ambient temperature, wind velocity, surface temperature, and thermal conductivity. It includes specific calculations for conduction, convection, and radiation, as well as specified insulation thicknesses. The template is part of a larger handbook on chemical process engineering and provides instructions for inputting data and calculating insulation requirements.

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INSULATION THICKNESS CALCULATION - LINES

Ambient temperature ta C 50 32
Ambient temperature Ta K 323 305
Wind Velocity (V) m/s 2.0 2.0
Surface Temperature ts C 55 55
Surface Temperature Ts K 328 328
Process temperature (tp) C 95 262
Process temperature (Tp) K 368 535
surface emmitance , E 0.30 0.30
Mean thermal conductivity ,km for insulation W/m K 0.09 0.09

Conduction : k(Tf-Ts) W/m 3.4 17.6


Convection :Qconv W/m 37.9 255.4
Radiation : Qrad W/m 11.9 50.4

Insulation outer diameter, do mm 425 110


Insulation inner diameter, di mm 308 39
Line size Inch 12.1 1.5
Insulation Thickness mm 58 36
INSULATION THICKNESS SPECIFIED mm 50 50
Remarks
Basis
32 32 32 32 32 as per BOD
305 305 305 305 305
2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 Lower value of BOD range of 2-7 m/s
55 55 55 55 55 Std practice
328 328 328 328 328
262 262 262 210 210
535 535 535 483 483
0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09

17.6 17.6 17.6 13.2 13.2


255.4 255.4 255.4 255.4 255.4
50.4 50.4 50.4 50.4 50.4

125 158 188 170 225


50 76 102 102 153
2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 6.0
38 41 43 34 36
50 65 65 50 50
INSULATION THICKNESS CALCULATION - EQUIPMENT

(Equipment tag)

Ambient temperature ta C 32
Ambient temperature Ta K 305
Wind Velocity (V) m/s 2.0
Surface Temperature ts C 55
Surface Temperature Ts K 328
Process temperature (tp) C 262
Process temperature (Tp) K 535
surface emmitance , E 0.30
Mean thermal conductivity ,km W/m K 0.09

Conduction : k(Tf-Ts) W/m 17.6


Convection :Qconv W/m 255.4
Radiation : Qrad W/m 50.4
Insulation Thickness, mm mm 57.5
INSULATION THICKNESS TAKEN mm 80
BASIS

As per BOD

BOD range 2-7 m/s


Std practice
Insulation thickness reference

HEAT LOSS CALCULATION:


Heat is transferred from one body to another by radiation, convection
and conduction. For insulated bodies, heat transfer through conduction
equals to heat transfer by convection and radiation.
Ceramic Blanket
Ceramic Fiber
1 Enter orange boxes with input data.
2 Green boxes are output data calculated by template
3 Sheet 3 formulae are provided for ready reference

Template name: Calculation of pipeline or equipment insulation thickness


Template number: HCPE-MMP-0033
Purpose: This template calculates insulation thickness for pipeline or equiment.
Template is part of THE HANDBOOK OF CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING by Mihir M Patel

Instruction:
First fill in orange boxes. Mean thermal conductivity of various types of insulation is provided in
1 sheet 3.
2 Knowing pipe size, estimate and enter outside diameter of insulation do.
3 Find inside diameter di, matching to OD of pipe size by trial and error of point 2.
4 Finally, selected insulation thickness should be more than that calculated.

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