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Heat Loss Calculation for Steam Pipe

The document summarizes the solution to calculating the rate of heat loss from an overhead 25-m long industrial steam pipe with a diameter of 100 mm that passes through a building. The pipe surface is at 150 °C and the surrounding air is at 25 °C. The rate of heat loss is calculated using the combined rates of heat loss from radiation and natural convection. The total rate of heat loss from the steam pipe is 18,416.7804 Watts.

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Heat Loss Calculation for Steam Pipe

The document summarizes the solution to calculating the rate of heat loss from an overhead 25-m long industrial steam pipe with a diameter of 100 mm that passes through a building. The pipe surface is at 150 °C and the surrounding air is at 25 °C. The rate of heat loss is calculated using the combined rates of heat loss from radiation and natural convection. The total rate of heat loss from the steam pipe is 18,416.7804 Watts.

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SERIES: HEAT TRANSFER

SOLVED PROBLEMS

An overhead 25-m long, uninsulated industrial steam pipe of 100 mm diameter is


routed through a building whose walls and air are at 25 C. Pressurized steam
maintains a pipe surface temperature of 150 C, and the coefficient associated with
natural convection is 10 W/m2K. The surface emissivity is 0.8. What is the rate of
heat loss from the steam line?

Source: Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 6 th edition, by Incropera, et al

SOLUTION:

Combined radiation (non-black surfaces) and natural convection

q=q c + qr

q r=A ( T surf 4T surr 4 )

W
(
q r= 5.672 x 108 2
m K 4 )
( 0.8 ) [ ( 0.1m ) ( 25 m) ] [ ( 423 K ) 4( 298 K )4 ]

q r=8,599.3034 W

q c =hA ( T surf T surr )

W
(
q c = 10
m2 K )
[ ( 0.1 m )( 25 m ) ] ( 423298 ) K

q c =9,817.4770 W

q=8,599.3034+ 9,817.4770

q=18,416.7804 W

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