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Maintaining uniform surface temperature along pipes by insulation

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  • Sahin, Ahmet Z.
  • Kalyon, Muammer

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An analytical solution is obtained for the insulation thickness variation over a pipe to maintain a uniform outer surface temperature. A high temperature fluid is considered to be flowing through the pipe. The amount of the insulation material is assumed to be limited. Heat transfer from the outer surface of the pipe is through convection and radiation. The solution of the insulation thickness is found to be independent from the outer surface convective and radiative heat transfer coefficients. In addition, the solution is found to be very close to linear variation which is very easy to implement in practice.

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  • Sahin, Ahmet Z. & Kalyon, Muammer, 2005. "Maintaining uniform surface temperature along pipes by insulation," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 30(5), pages 637-647.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:30:y:2005:i:5:p:637-647
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.05.020
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    1. Ertürk, Mustafa, 2016. "Optimum insulation thicknesses of pipes with respect to different insulation materials, fuels and climate zones in Turkey," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 991-1003.
    2. Yildiz, Abdullah & Ersöz, Mustafa Ali, 2016. "The effect of wind speed on the economical optimum insulation thickness for HVAC duct applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 55(C), pages 1289-1300.
    3. Daşdemir, Ali & Ertürk, Mustafa & Keçebaş, Ali & Demircan, Cihan, 2017. "Effects of air gap on insulation thickness and life cycle costs for different pipe diameters in pipeline," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 492-504.
    4. Kaynakli, Omer, 2014. "Economic thermal insulation thickness for pipes and ducts: A review study," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 184-194.
    5. Tianxiang Liu & Shitong Li & Chao Jiang & Xiao Zhang & Zijing Tan, 2023. "Local Resistance Characteristics of T-Type Tee Based on Chamfering Treatment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(19), pages 1-17, October.
    6. Yildiz, Abdullah & Ali Ersöz, Mustafa, 2015. "Determination of the economical optimum insulation thickness for VRF (variable refrigerant flow) systems," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 89(C), pages 835-844.

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