Data Required

Heat loss

(to what extent we want to restrict heat loss)

Length of the pipe

Thermal Conductivity of the insulation material

pipe insulation with outer diameter d

do

Diameter of the pipe

di

Temperature at the outside surface of the insulation (will be close

T2
tothe ambient temperature)
Source temperature or Temperature at pipe wall

T1

T is the temperature difference between the inner and outer

walls of the insulation

Calculation
Q/L

ln do/di
do/di
do

Insulation Thickness

6
1.4
5.2

1
0.04

1
0.0254

W
Cal/sec
Kcal/hr

m
W/m-K

inch
m

30
70

40

2*pi*k*T /(ln do/di)

1.6755161
5.3415511
0.1356754 m

0.0551 m
55.138 mm

0.239234

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Line size
flow rate

Horizontal length

Vertical Length

Pressure drop from Pipe fittings

Fitting

No of fittings

Globe valve
Sqaure Elbow
Standard T

3
5
2
Total

Total Length (= A+B+C)

Pressure Drop
from Ludwig Vol 1 3rd edition, Page 97
Pressure drop
line pressure drop

Equivalent length,
ft
25.0
6.0
6.0

1.0

inch

6.0
26.420

m/hr
GPM

30.0

13.0

Equivalent
length, M
22.860
9.144
3.658

m
m
m

35.662

78.662
258.076

m
ft

16.700 psi/100 ft
43.099 psi

3.031 Kg/cm

31.75

Flow rate

6
m/hr
0.0016667 m/sec
1
inch
0.0254 m
0.0005065 m

Line size
CSA of Line

Length of the pipe

78.662

Velocity

Dia of pipe

0.0254

Desnsity

1000

Kg/m

Viscosity

0.001

Kg/(m-sec)

3.2908771 m/sec
m

Calculation of Friction factor

NRe
Abs. roughness
rel roughness
f

del P

83588.278
0.046
0.001811
0.004

536629.53 pa
5.2961217 atm
5.4708937 Kg/cm2

g/(m-sec)

0.10365
0.004768