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The document contains calculations related to heat transfer in various insulated pipes, including interface temperatures, thermal conductivity of gases, minimum insulation thickness, and heat transfer rates. Key results include interface temperatures of 111.60°C, thermal conductivity of gas at 0.188 W/mK, minimum insulation thickness of 1.2 mm, and heat transfer rates of 451.99 W/m and 138.18 W/m for insulated pipes. Additionally, it addresses the percentage decrease in heat loss due to extra lagging, which is 0.223%.

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1.3 Problems

The document contains calculations related to heat transfer in various insulated pipes, including interface temperatures, thermal conductivity of gases, minimum insulation thickness, and heat transfer rates. Key results include interface temperatures of 111.60°C, thermal conductivity of gas at 0.188 W/mK, minimum insulation thickness of 1.2 mm, and heat transfer rates of 451.99 W/m and 138.18 W/m for insulated pipes. Additionally, it addresses the percentage decrease in heat loss due to extra lagging, which is 0.223%.

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1. A steel pipe with 50 mm OD is covered with a 6.

4 mm asbestos insulation
[k=0.166W/mK] followed by a 25 mm layer of fiber-glass insulation [k=0.0485
W/mK]. The pipe wall temperature is 393 K and the outside insulation temperature is
311 K. Calculate the interface temperature between the asbestos and fiber-glass.
Ans: Q/L = 38.3 W/m, T2 = 111.60C
2. A gas filled tube has a 2 mm inside diameter and 25 cm length. The gas is heated by an
electrical wire of diameter 50 microns (0.05 mm) located along the axis of the tube.
Current and voltage drop across the heating element are 0.5 amps and 4 volts,
respectively. If the measured wire and inside tube wall temperature are 175 0C and
1500C respectively. Find the thermal conductivity of the gas filling the tube.
Ans: K=0.188 W/mK

3. A standard cast iron pipe (inner diameter = 50 mm and outer diameter = 55 mm) is
insulated with 85 percentage magnesium insulation (k=0.02 W/m0C). Temperature at
the interface between the pipe and insulation is 3000C. The allowable heat loss through
the pipe is 600 W/m length of pipe and for the safety, the temperature of the outside
surface of insulation must not exceed 1000C.
Determine:
1. Minimum thickness of insulation required
2. The temperature of inside surface of the pipe assuming its thermal conductivity 20
W/mK.
Ans: Minimum thickness = 1.2 mm, T= 300.450C

4. An aluminium pipe carries steam at 1100C. The pipe (K=185 W/mK) has an inner
diameter of 100 mm and outer diameter of 120 mm. The pipe is located in a room where
the ambient air temperature is 300C and the convective heat transfer coefficient between
pipe and air is 15 W/m2K. Determine the heat transfer rate per unit length of pipe. To
reduce the heat loss from the pipe, it is covered with a 50 mm thick layer of insulation
(K=0.20 W/mK). Determine the heat transfer rate per unit length from the insulated
pipe. Assume that the convective resistance of the steam is negligible.
Ans: Q/L = 451.99 W/m, Case 2: Q/L = 138.18 W/m

5. A 160 mm diameter pipe carrying saturated steam is covered by a layer of lagging of


thickness of 40 mm (k=0.8 W/mK). Later, an extra layer of lagging 10 mm thick (K=1.2
W/mK) is added. If the surrounding temperature remains constant and heat transfer
coefficient for both the lagging material is 10 W/m2 K, determine the percentage change
in the rate of heat loss due to extra lagging layer.
Ans: Percentage decrease = 0.223%

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