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Insulation Thickness Calculation

The document contains input parameters for calculating heat transfer through an insulated pipe, including insulation thickness, fluid properties, pipe geometry and material properties, mass flow rate, and inlet/outlet temperatures. The calculation determines the outlet temperature is 399.966867 °C given an inlet of 400.0 °C, ambient temperature of 23.8 °C, and other specified parameters.

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Insulation Thickness Calculation

The document contains input parameters for calculating heat transfer through an insulated pipe, including insulation thickness, fluid properties, pipe geometry and material properties, mass flow rate, and inlet/outlet temperatures. The calculation determines the outlet temperature is 399.966867 °C given an inlet of 400.0 °C, ambient temperature of 23.8 °C, and other specified parameters.

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Insulation Thickness= 0.

500 m =Required Inputs Valid of Turbulent Flo


Average Heat Capacity of Fluid= 2.570 KJ/kg K
Fluid Viscosity= 5.200 cP The Chemical Engineers' Resource Page
Thermal cond of Fluid= 0.600 W/m K
Thermal cond of Pipe= 30.000 W/m K Pipe
R1= 0.020 m
R2= 0.026 m
R3= 0.526 m
Mass Flow= 350000.000 kg/h
Ax pipe= 0.001 m^2 R1
Transfer Coefficient Outside Pipe= 50.000 W/m^2 K R2
Heat Transfer Coefficient in Pipe= 40394.425 W/m^2 K
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient= 0.044 W/m^2 K
R3
Thermal cond of insulation= 0.070 W/m K
Length of pipe= 150.000 m
Inlet Temperature of Pipe (T1)= 400.000 0C
Ambient Temperature= 23.800 0C Unit 1 T1 T2 Unit 2

Outlet Temperature (T2)= 399.966867 0C


Valid of Turbulent Flow
0.999912
R3= 0.52635
U= 0.159702
m= 350000
Cp= 2.57
L= 150
Insulation

Unit 2

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