HEAT INPUT TO PIPE

UOM Value Remark

Electric Heat tracing heat flux W/ft 3.00
Pipe length, L ft 1.00
Heat input to pipe (Qin) Watt 3.00
Btu/hr 10.24
Stagnant water duration hr 2.50
Heat input to pipe when stagnant Btu 25.59
Pipe ID, D1 inch 1.06 ASTM B188
Pipe OD, D2 inch 1.32 ASTM B188
Pipe thickness inch 0.13
C/S area of pipe sq.inch 0.47
Weight of pipe lb/ft 1.82 ASTM B188
Mass of pipe lb 1.82
Specific heat of copper Btu/lb-F 0.09
Thermal Conductivity of pipe, k W/m-K 340.00
Btu/ft.hr.F 197.20
Mass of stagnant water lb 0.38
Specific heat of water Btu/lb-F 1.00
Rise in water tempearture for stagnant duration F 46.73
HEAT LOSS FROM PIPE
UOM Value
Ambient Tempearture, T3 F 25
Insulation thermal conductivity Btu-in/hr-ft2-F 0.25
Insulation thickness inch 1
Pipe OD with insulation, D3 inch 3.315
Heat input to pipe Btu 25.59
Temperature at pipe surface F 78.73
Temperature at insulation surface F 5
Btu/hr-ft2 11.683613
Heat Loss (Q out) Btu/hr 10.134658
10.24
10.24
40.944
45.944
Remark
ASTM C547
UOM Value
Temperature of Pipe (Tp) deg. F
Temperature of Water (Tw) deg. F
Ambient temperature (Ta) deg. F
Thickness of pipe (tp) inch 0.13
Thickness of insulation (ti) inch 1
Thermal conductivity of pipe (kp) Btu-in/hr-ft2-F 0.25
Thermal conductivity of insulation (kp) Btu-in/hr-ft2-F 2780
Heat input from tracer per feet of pipe W 3
Btu-hr 10.236