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Determination of wall thickness to prevent condensatio

Boundary condition:

Value

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Cooling air temperature:

im

16 C

Ambient air temperature:

35 C

Equivalent airduct diameter:

Relative humidity of ambient air:

Di

0.047 m
70 %

Allowed temperature difference:

Thermal conductivity of insulation

External surface coefficient:

se

6.3 C

se

28.7 C

av

22.35 C

0.039 Wm-1K-1

hSE

8.815 Wm-2K-1

CA

8.5

0.0178

Air duct wall thickness:

10

mm

APPROPRIATE THICKNESS
Control calculation:
De

0.067 m

Di

0.047 m

Ri

1.4469 mKW-1

Rie

0.539 mKW-1

se

29.84 C

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Table 2 - Coefficients CA and CB for approximate calculation of total exterior t

SURFACE

CA

aluminium, bright rolled

alumnium, oxidized
galvanized sheet metal, blank
galvanized sheet metal, dusty
austenitic steel
aluminium - zinc sheet
nonmetalic surfaces

2.5
3.1
4.0
5.3
3.2
3.4
8.5

ation of total exterior thermal surface coefficient

CB

Cr x10-8 W/(m2K4)

2.7
3.3
4.2
5.5
3.4
3.6
8.7

0.05
0.13
0.26
0.44
0.15
0.18
0.94

0.28
0.74
1.47
2.49
0.85
1.02
5.33

Table 3 - The allowed temperature difference in C between surface and ambient air
Ambient air
temperature C

-20
-15
-10
-5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
35
40
45
45

Relative air
30
*
12.3
12.9
13.4
13.9
14.3
14.7
15.1
15.6
16.0
16.5
16.9
17.4
17.8
18.1
18.4
18.6
18.9
19.2
19.5
20.2
20.9
21.6
22.3

35
10.4
10.8
11.3
11.7
12.2
12.6
13.0
13.4
13.8
14.2
14.6
15.1
15.5
15.7
15.9
16.1
16.4
16.6
16.9
17.1
17.7
18.4
19.0
19.7

40
9.1
9.6
9.9
10.3
10.7
11.0
11.4
11.8
12.2
12.6
13.0
13.4
13.6
13.8
14.0
14.2
14.4
14.7
14.9
15.1
15.7
16.1
16.7
17.3

45
8.0
8.3
8.7
9.0
9.3
9.7
10.1
10.4
10.8
11.2
11.6
11.7
11.9
12.1
12.3
12.5
12.6
12.8
13.0
13.2
13.7
14.2
14.7
15.2

50
7.9
7.3
7.6
7.9
8.1
8.5
8.9
9.2
9.6
10.0
10.1
10.3
10.4
10.6
10.7
10.9
11.1
11.2
11.4
11.6
12.0
12.4
12.8
13.3

en surface and ambient air for different relative humidities at the onset of dew formation
Relative air humidities, %
55
6.0
6.4
6.6
6.8
7.1
7.4
7.7
8.1
8.4
8.6
8.8
8.9
9.0
9.2
9.3
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.9
10.1
10.4
10.8
11.2
11.6

60
5.2
5.4
5.7
5.8
6.0
6.4
6.7
7.0
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.4
8.5
8.6
9.0
9.3
9.6
9.9

65
4.5
4.6
4.8
5.0
5.1
5.4
5.8
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.3
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.6
7.9
8.1
8.4

70
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.1
4.2
4.6
4.9
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.4
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.3
6.5
6.8
7.0

75
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.3
5.5
5.7

80
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.7
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.0
4.1
4.3
4.4

85
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2

t of dew formation

90
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.1

95
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.0