Insulation Thickness calculation of pipe

INPUT Output
0 0

INPUT REQUIRED Ta Ts Th Tm k L D T
Ambient Temperature in C Actual/Desire Insulation Surface Temperature Required in C Bare Pipe Wall Temperature in C Mean Temperature in C
0 0 0

30 40 120 (Th + Ts) 2 80 0.038 50000 114.3

0

303.15 313.15 393.15

Thermal Conductivity of insulation at Mean Temp in W/m-C Length of pipe in mm Actual OD of Pipe in mm Temp. difference between Bare pipe & Ambient (Th-Ta) in C
2 0

Refer Caltalouge of Insulation Material mm

90

Calculate Surface Heat Transfer Coefficient in W/m -C IF T is less than 150 C use below formula
For Horizontal Pipe use below formula h 9.8 W/m -C
2

For Vertical Pipe use below formula

Refer Below Table for value of A & B Surface Aluminum, Bright Rolled Aluminum, Oxidized Steel Galvanised Sheet Metal, Dusty Pipe Surface Non Metalic Surfaces For Carbon Steel Pipe Consider "A" 0.53 0.05 0.13 0.15 0.44 0.95 A 0.25 0.31 0.32 0.53 0.85 B 0.27 0.33 0.34 0.55 0.87

IF T is more than 150 C use below formula

Note: The temperature must be enter in K

0 0

K = 273.15 + C 2.77

V h

Average Velocity of Air in m/s Heat Transfer Coefficient in W/m - K

2 0
2 0

22.28

Calculate Surface Thermal Resistance in m - C/W Rs

Surface Thermal Resistance =
2 0

1/h

0.102

m - C/W

2 0

Calculate Thermal Resistance of Insulation in m - C/W

Use below given formula

Ri

Thermal Resistance of Insulation in m - C/W

2 0

0.816

m - C/W

2 0

Calculate Thickness of Insulation in mm tk

=

Ri X k X1000

31

mm

Calculate Equivalent Thickness of Insulation for Pipe

Use below given formula

Where

r1 Etk

Radius of Pipe

57 39 40

mm mm mm

Equivalent Thickness of Insulation for Pipe

Selected Insulation THK

Calculate Heat Loss after insulation
First Calculate Surface Heat Transfer Coefficient after insulation With Aluminum Cladding

0.31

hi

3.6

W/m -C

Surface Area of insulated Pipe in m

30.48

Then use below formula to calculate Heat Loss in watts

1097.28 Watts

Note: For Cold surface, Ts is to be substituted with Dew Point temperature Tdp