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CHAPTER 28
1948 Guide
Table 3. External Surface per Linear Foot of Pipe
Nominal Pipe Size (Inches)
H
1
- 1H iH
Surface Area (Sq Ft)
0.22 0.275 0.344 0.435 0.498
- Nominal Pipe Size (Inches)
2
m
3 3M 4
Surface Area (Sq Ft)
0.622 0.753 0.917 1.047 1.178
.Nominal Pipe Size (Inches)
5 6 8 10 12
Surface Area (Sq Ft)
1.456 1.734 2.257 2.817 3.338
insulation or, when irregular in contour, with plastic materials known as insulating cements. Insulation is secured to pipes with staples which are used to bridge the joint between half sections, and with metal pipe covering bands or rings of wire which secure individual sections and effect a junc tion between abutting sections. Surface finishes used over pipe insulation depend upon the service encountered and appearance desired. Canvas, jackets are most common although asbestos paper or asbestos finishing cements are sometimes employed. Insulation outdoors should be water proof and is generally protected with an asphalt felt for piping and asphaltic cements for fittings. Insulation on lines carrying cold water, brine, or other cold fluids is carefully finished to obtain adequate sealing against the penetration of water vapor.
The selection of pipe insulation for a particular service condition must be made with full consideration of a number of properties in addition to thermal conductivity. Factors which may be of more importance than the thermal conductivity are: ease of application, fire resistance, heat stability, weathering stability, resistance to damage by physical abuse, and others which may apply to a particular installation. A complete evaluation of pipe insulation cannot be included here. Insulation manu facturers should be consulted in regard to the selection of insulation which is to meet specific requirements.
HEAT LOSSES FROM INSULATED PIPES
The conductivities of various materials used for insulating steam and hot water systems are given in Table 6. They are given as functions of the mean temperatures or the arithmetic mean of the inner and outer surface temperatures of the insulations. It should be emphasized that they are the average values obtained from a number of tests made on each type of material, also, that in the use of conductivity all variables due to differences in thickness, pipe sizes, and air conditions are eliminated. Individual manufacturer's materials will, of course, vary in conductivity to some extent from these values.
The heat losses through 1, lj^, and 2-in. thick 85 per cent magnesia type of insulation for temperature differences between the pipe and the
Table 4. External Surface per Linear Foot of Copper Tubing
Outside diameter 34 in. greater than nominal size
Tube Size (inches)
% 1
Surface Area (Sq Ft)
0.164 0.229 0.295 0.360 0.426
Tube Size (Inches)
2 2H 3 3H 4
Surface Area (Sq Ft)
0.556 0.687 0.818 0.949 1.080
Tube Size (Inches)
5 6 8
Surface Area (Sq Ft)
1.342
1.604 2.128
Pipe Insulation
531
Table 5. Area of Flanged Fittings, Square Feet*
Nominal Pipe Size (Inches)
Flanged Coupling
Standard
Extra Heavy
90 Deg Ell
Standard
Extra Heavy
Long Radius Ell
Standard
Extra Heavy
Tee
Standard
Extra Heavy
Cross
Standard
Extra Heavy
1
I1H!i
2 2H 3
3X
4 4J4 5 6 8 10 12
0.320 0.438
0.383 0.510
0.477 . 0.727
0.672 0.848
0.841 1.107
0.945 1.484
1.122 1.644
1.344 1.914
1.474 . 2.04
1.622 2.18
1.82 2.78
2.41
3.77
3.43
5.20
4.41
6.71
0.795 0.957 1.174
1.65 2.09
2.38 2.98
3.53 3.95 4.44
5.13 6.98 10.18 13.08
1.015
1.098 1.332
2.01 2.57
3.49 3.96
4.64 5.02
5.47
6.99 9.76
13.58 17.73
0.892 1.084 1.337 1.84 2.32
2.68 3.28 3.96 4.43 5.00 5.99 8.56 12.35
16.35
1.083 1.340
1.874 2.16 2.76 3.74
4.28 4.99
5.46 6.02
7.76 11.09
15.60
18.76
1.235 1.481 1.815 2.54 3.21 .
3.66 4.48 5.41 6.07 6.81 7.84 10.55 15.41
19.67
1.575 1.925
2.68 3.09
4.05 5.33 6.04 7.07 7.72
8.52 10.64 14.74 20.41
26.65
1.622 1.943
2.38 3.32
4.19 4.77
5.83 7.03 7.87 8.82
10.08 13.44
19.58 24.87
2.07 2.53
3.54 4.06 5.17 6.95 7.89
9.24 10.07
10.97
13.75 18.97
26.26 34.11
"Including areas of accompanying flanges bolted to the fitting.
surrounding atmosphere up to 280 F are shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. Standard thicknesses of 85 pef cent magnesia pipe covering are not exactly 1 in. However, the loss through any given thickness of insulation can be obtained by interpolation. Also, the losses through any of the insulations given in Table 6 can be obtained by multiplying the losses obtained from Figs. 1, 2, or 3 by the factors given in Table 7.
Table 6. Thermal Conductivity (k) of Various Type Pipe Insulations for
Medium and High Temperature Pipe*
Expressed in Blu per (hour) (square foot) (Fahrenheit degree temperature difference per inch)
Types of Insulating Materials
Density Lb/Cu Ft
85% Magnesia--Type. ........................
Corrugated Asbestos--Type
, 4 Ply per 1 in . .
.....................
6 Plv per 1 in.. ........
8 Plv Der 1 in... _ .....
Laminated Asbestos--Type
(35-40 laminations per 1 in.) ...........
Mineral Wool--Type
Diatomaceous Silica--Type
Brown Asbestos Fiber--Type.,, ...........
13-15
11-13 15-17 18-20
30-35 10-15 25-30 13-15
Temp. Range of Accepted
Use
Up to 600 F
Up to 300 F Up to 300 F Up to 300 F
Up to 700 F Up to 800 F Up to 1900 F Up to 1200 F
Mean Temperature, F Deg
100 200 300 400 500
0.41 0.45 0.48
0.57 0.68 0.80 0.51 0.59 0.69 0.49 0.57 0.65
**
0.39 0.40 0.63 0.34
0.44
0.45 0.66
0.39
0.49 0.50 0.69 0.44
0.54 0.55 0.72
0.49
0:75 0.54
Average values from various laboratories for insulating materials of various manufacturers.
Table 7. Pipe Covering Factors
Types of Insualting Materials
Corrugated Asbestos--Type
Mineral Wool--Tvoe .................. Diatomaceous Silica--Tvoe...... Brown Asbestos Fiber--Type
Temperature Difference, Pipe to Air, F Deg
100 200 300 400 500
1.36 1.23
1.42 1.27
--
--
--
0.96 0.98
1.19
01..9080
111...200302
T02
1.05.
To5
01..8367
01..8386
1.35 0.91
1.35 0.93
1.34 0.96