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Pipe

Inside Diameter (D1)

Outside Diameter (D2)
Operating Temperature
Ambient Temperature
Wind Speed
Insulation
Type
Surface Emmisivity
Thickness
Outside Diameter

D3

77.9 mm
88.9 mm
180.0 C
28.0 C
3.50 m/s

Calcium Silicate
0.9
50 mm
188.9 mm

Fluid
Air
Insulation
Pipe
Insulated Pipe
Surface Temperature
Heat Loss
Bare Pipe
Surface Temperature
Heat Loss

Calculation for Insulated Pipe

Surface Temperature
Interface Temperature
Air Properties
Average Film Temperature
Thermal Conductivity
Viscosity
Prandtl Number
Expansion Coefficient
Air Density
Kinematic Viscosity
Specific Heat
alpha
Reynold's Number
Rayleigh Number
Air Film Resistance
Radiation
Convection
Forced Convection
Free Convection
Combined Convection
Overall air side HTC
Pipe Resistance
Pipe Thermal conductivity
Pipe wall resistance

Iterations
t_surface
t_interface
t_average
k

Pr

Cp

Re
Ra

h_radiation
Nu_forced
h_forced
Nu_free
h_free
Nu_Combined
h_convection
h_air
k_pipe
r_pipe

1
29
179.0

2
31.87
179.97

3
31.88
179.97

28.5
301.65
0.0264
1.86E-05
0.707
0.003315
1.1716
1.61E-05
1.01
2.27E-05
41161
600738

29.93
303.08
0.0265
1.86E-05
0.707
0.003299
1.1660
1.62E-05
1.01
2.29E-05
40815
2272796

29.94
303.09
0.0265
1.86E-05
0.707
0.003299
1.1660
1.62E-05
1.01
2.29E-05
40814
2280002

5.59

5.63

5.63

W/m.K
W/m.K

189.6
26.48
12.60
1.76
189.6
26.48
32.07

188.3
26.42
18.34
2.57
188.3
26.42
32.05

188.3
26.42
18.36
2.58
188.3
26.42
32.05

W/m.K
m.K/W

56.05
0.00022

56.05
0.00022

56.05
0.00022

C
C
C
K
W/m.K
N/s.m
1/K
Kg/m
m2/s
kJ/Kg.K
m/s

W/m.K

W/m.K
W/m.K

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Insulation Resistance
Average Insulation temperature
Insulation Thermal conductivity
Insulation resistance
Overall Resistance
Heat Flow
Interface Temperature
Surface Temeperature
Heat Loss per Unit Length

Fluid
k_insulation
r_insulation
r_overall
Q
T_interface
T_surface

K
W/m.K
m.K/W
m.K/W
W/m
C
C
W/m

377.15 379.0705 379.0768

0.05964 0.05979 0.05979
1.19
1.19
1.19
1.225
1.222
1.222
124.07
124.38
124.38
180.0
180.0
180.0
31.87
31.88
31.88
73.63
73.81
73.81

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Fluid
Calculation for Bare Pipe
Surface Temperature
Bare Pipe Emissivity
Air Properties
Average Film Temperature
Thermal Conductivity
Viscosity
Prandtl Number
Expansion Coefficient
Air Density
Kinematic Viscosity
Specific Heat
alpha
Reynold's Number
Rayleigh Number
Air Film Resistance
Radiation
Convection
Forced Convection
Free Convection
Combined Convection
Overall air side HTC
Pipe Resistance
Pipe Thermal conductivity
Pipe wall resistance
Overall Resistance
Heat Flow
Interface Temperature
Heat Loss per Unit Length

Iterations
t_surface

t_average
k

Pr

Cp

Re
Ra

h_radiation
Nu_forced
h_forced
Nu_free
h_free
Nu_Combined
h_convection
h_air
k_pipe
r_pipe
r_overall
Q
T_interface

1
29.0
0.8

2
179.4
0.8

3
179.4
0.8

28.5
301.65
0.0264
1.86E-05
0.707
0.003315
1.1716
1.61E-05
1.01
2.27E-05
19371
62617

103.71
376.86
0.0321
2.20E-05
0.693
0.002654
0.9378
2.38E-05
1.01
3.45E-05
13088
3377770

103.71
376.86
0.0321
2.20E-05
0.693
0.002653
0.9378
2.38E-05
1.01
3.45E-05
13088
3377782

4.97

7.16

7.16

W/m.K
W/m.K

107.8
32.01
6.88
2.04
107.8
32.01
36.98

81.2
29.35
20.50
7.41
81.3
29.38
36.54

81.2
29.35
20.50
7.41
81.3
29.38
36.54

W/m.K
m.K/W
m.K/W
W/m
C
W/m

56.05
0.00010
0.027
5599.14
179.4
1563.77

56.05
0.00010
0.027
5532.80
179.4
1545.24

56.05
0.00010
0.027
5532.80
179.4
1545.24

C
K
W/m.K
N/s.m
1/K
Kg/m3
m/s
kJ/Kg.K
m/s

W/m.K

W/m.K
W/m.K

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D1

D2

D3

31.9 C
73.8 W/m
179.4 C
1545.2 W/m
4
31.88
179.97

5
31.88
179.97

29.94
303.09
0.0265
1.86E-05
0.707
0.003299
1.1660
1.62E-05
1.01
2.29E-05
40814
2280028

29.94
303.09
0.0265
1.86E-05
0.707
0.003299
1.1660
1.62E-05
1.01
2.29E-05
40814
2280028

5.63

5.63

188.3
26.42
18.36
2.58
188.3
26.42
32.05

188.3
26.42
18.36
2.58
188.3
26.42
32.05

56.05
0.00022

56.05
0.00022

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379.0768 379.0768
0.05979 0.05979
1.19
1.19
1.222
1.222
124.38
124.38
180.0
180.0
31.88
31.88
73.81
73.81

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4
179.4
0.8

5
179.4
0.8

103.71
376.86
0.0321
2.20E-05
0.693
0.002653
0.9378
2.38E-05
1.01
3.45E-05
13088
3377782

103.71
376.86
0.0321
2.20E-05
0.693
0.002653
0.9378
2.38E-05
1.01
3.45E-05
13088
3377782

7.16

7.16

81.2
29.35
20.50
7.41
81.3
29.38
36.54

81.2
29.35
20.50
7.41
81.3
29.38
36.54

56.05
0.00010
0.027
5532.80
179.4
1545.24

56.05
0.00010
0.027
5532.80
179.4
1545.24

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T
K
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
850
900
950
1000

Cp
kJ/Kg.K
1.032
1.012
1.007
1.006
1.007
1.009
1.014
1.021
1.030
1.040
1.051
1.063
1.075
1.087
1.099
1.110
1.121
1.131
1.141

.10^7
N.s/m2
71.1
103.4
132.5
159.6
184.6
208.2
230.1
250.7
270.1
288.4
305.8
322.5
338.8
354.6
369.8
384.3
398.1
411.3
424.4

Literature Values
.10^6
k.10^3
m2/s
w/m.K
2.00
9.34
4.43
13.80
7.59
18.10
11.44
22.30
15.89
26.30
20.92
30.00
26.41
33.80
32.39
37.30
38.79
40.70
45.57
43.90
52.69
46.90
60.21
49.70
68.10
52.40
76.37
54.90
84.93
57.30
93.80
59.60
102.90
62.00
112.20
64.30
121.90
66.70

.10^6
m2/s
2.54
5.84
10.30
15.90
22.50
29.90
38.30
47.20
56.70
66.70
76.90
87.30
98.00
109.00
120.00
131.00
143.00
155.00
168.00

Pr
0.786
0.758
0.737
0.720
0.707
0.700
0.690
0.686
0.684
0.683
0.685
0.690
0.695
0.702
0.709
0.716
0.720
0.723
0.726

Source : Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer (2007), Frank P Incropera

Cp
kJ/Kg.K
1.029
1.016
1.009
1.005
1.005
1.008
1.014
1.021
1.030
1.041
1.052
1.063
1.075
1.087
1.098
1.110
1.121
1.131
1.141

.10^7
N.s/m2
71.2
103.2
132.6
159.7
184.8
208.2
230.0
250.5
269.9
288.4
305.9
322.8
338.9
354.5
369.6
384.1
398.1
411.5
424.3

Calculated Values
.10^6
k.10^3
m2/s
w/m.K
1.95
9.40
4.45
13.77
7.64
18.06
11.48
22.23
15.91
26.26
20.89
30.13
26.37
33.84
32.34
37.36
38.74
40.70
45.55
43.87
52.74
46.85
60.29
49.67
68.18
52.34
76.39
54.89
84.91
57.32
93.73
59.68
102.84
62.00
112.24
64.31
121.93
66.67

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.10^6
m2/s
2.76
5.69
10.10
15.76
22.48
30.09
38.43
47.37
56.81
66.64
76.79
87.22
97.88
108.78
119.92
131.33
143.06
155.18
167.78

Pr
0.784
0.759
0.738
0.721
0.707
0.697
0.690
0.685
0.683
0.684
0.686
0.691
0.696
0.702
0.708
0.714
0.720
0.724
0.726

4th Order Polynomial Fitting

Specific Heat Curve Fitting
C1.T^4
C2.T^3
C3.T^2
C4.T
C5
3.03723736E-013 -1.11319957E-009 1.44382273E-006
-0.0005653388 1.0722383901
1.01013691E-013 2.234837889E-010 1.68705906E-007 4.98942490E-005 0.0046703615
0.999042213
0.0016371331 #N/A
#N/A
#N/A
Viscosity Curve Fitting
C1.T^4
C2.T^3
C3.T^2
C4.T
C5
-1.586E-10
5.115E-07
-7.246E-04
7.978E-01
-1.850E+00
1.05418345E-011 2.332286925E-008 1.76062246E-005
0.0052069864 0.4874010389
0.9999980602
0.170851955 #N/A
#N/A
#N/A
Kinematic Viscosity Curve Fitting
C1.T^4
C2.T^3
C3.T^2
C4.T
C5
2.25852005E-011 -8.32092849E-008
0.0001726732
0.0106372802 -0.761083591
3.43228284E-012 7.593619904E-009 5.73235549E-006
0.0016953264 0.1586913767
0.9999983808
0.0556271526 #N/A
#N/A
#N/A
Thermal Conductivity Curve Fitting
C1.T^4
C2.T^3
C3.T^2
C4.T
C5
3.17176340E-011
-0.000000059 4.58530860E-006
0.0888678876 0.5200722394
3.72212706E-012 8.234874402E-009 6.21643276E-006
0.0018384907 0.1720923055
0.9999910799
0.06032467 #N/A
#N/A
#N/A
Alpha Curve Fitting
C1.T^4
C2.T^3
C3.T^2
C4.T
C5
1.35568636E-010 -3.80587678E-007
0.0004464825
-0.0359355277 2.2544891641
1.17514478E-011
0.000000026 1.96264351E-005
0.0058044574 0.5433274347
0.9999901606
0.1904562096 #N/A
#N/A
#N/A
Prandtl Number Curve Fitting

C1.T^4
C2.T^3
C3.T^2
C4.T
C5
-2.0843786E-013 -1.72787234E-011 8.00624294E-007
-0.0006946059 0.8457812178
8.63128914E-014 1.909595800E-010 1.44153673E-007
0.000042633 0.003990671
0.9979302904
0.0013988767 #N/A
#N/A
#N/A

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Thermal Conductivity of Plain Carbon Steel
T
K
K Calculated
K
W/m.K
W/m.K
400
58.7
58.70
600
48.8
48.80
800
39.2
39.20
1000
30.0
30.00

3rd Order Polynomial Curve Fitting

C1.T^3
C2.T^2 C3.T
2.08E-09 8.15E-19 -5.11E-02
0
0
0
1
0 #N/A

Thermal Conductivity of Calcium Silicate

T
K
K Calculated
K
W/m.K
W/m.K
310
0.055
0.0551
365
0.059
0.0587
420
0.063
0.0633
530
0.075
0.0748
645
0.089
0.0891
750
0.104
0.1040

4th Order Polynomial Curve Fitting

C1.T^4
C2.T^3 C3.T^2
3.15711E-013 -7E-010 7.366E-007
9.11501E-013 1.9E-009 1.467E-006
0.9998638005
0.0005 #N/A

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tting
C4
79
0
#N/A

tting
C4.T
C5
-0.000225 0.0733360404
0.0004836 0.0578556791
#N/A
#N/A