
Heat Transfer 673
Table 8-25
Input Data and Computer Output for
Tracer Requirements for Pipelines
DATA85.DAT
I00.0 500.0 630.0
550.0 0.0 7.981
1.25 2.5 0.033
0.53 4.0 0.393
4.58
HEAT TRACER REQUIREMENTS FOR PIPELINES AND
HEAT LOSS FROM AN INSULATED PIPELINE WITH TRACING
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TOTAL PIPELINE LENGTH, ft.:
TEMPERATURE IN PIPE,
oF:
HOT-MEDIUM INLET TEMPERATURE,
oF:
HOT MEDIUM OUTLET TEMPERATURE, oF:
AIR TEMPERATURE,
oF:
OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF PIPE, in.:
ALLOWANCE FOR TRACER DIAMETER, in.:
INSULATION THICKNESS, in.:
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF INSULATION, Btu/hr.ft^2(oF/ft
SPECIFIC HEAT OF HOT MEDIUM, Btu/Ib.oF:
FILM HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT TO AIR
CORRECTED FOR WIND, Btu/ft^2.hr.oF:
THERMAL CONDUCTANCE TRACER TO PIPE
WITHOUT CEMENT, Btu/hr.oF.ft of
pipe:
THERMAL CONDUCTANCE TRACER TO PIPE
WITH CEMENT, Btu/hr.oF.ft of
pipe:
OUTSIDE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF INSULATION, oF:
THE COMBINED CONVECTIVE AND RADIATIVE
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT, Btu/h.oF.ft^2:
WIND FACTOR:
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT TO AIR
CORRECTED FOR THE WIND, Btu/hr.ft^2.oF:
HEAT LOSS PER FOOT OF PIPE, Btu/hr.ft:
TOTAL HEAT LOSS FROM PIPELINE, Btu/hr.:
FLOW RATE OF HOT MEDIUM,
ib/hr.:
THE NUMBER OF TRACERS WITHOUT HEAT TRANSFER CEMENT:
THE NUMBER OF TRACERS WITH HEAT TRANSFER CEMENT:
i00.0
500.0
630.0
550.0
.0
7.981
1.25
2.50
.033
.530
4.000
.393
4.580
16.972
1.330
2.807
3.734
252.934
25293.430
596.543
7.15
.61
HEAT LOSS FROM AN INSULATED PIPE WITHOUT TRACING
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OUTSIDE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF INSULATION, oF: 15.202
THE COMBINED CONVECTIVE AND RADIATIVE
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT, Btu/h.oF.ft^2: 1.344
WIND FACTOR: 2.808
HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT TO AIR
CORRECTED FOR THE WIND, Btu/hr.ft^2.oF: 3.774
HEAT LOSS PER FOOT OF PIPE, Btu/hr.ft: 206.652
TOTAL HEAT LOSS FROM PIPELINE, Btu/hr.: 20665.240
problem. The approximate number of tracers without the heat transfer
cement of an 8-inch (Schedule 40) process line is 7. The heat transfer
cement reduces the number required to 1. The circulation rate of the
tracing medium is 596.5 lb/hr, and the heat lost from 100 ft. of pipe line
is 25293.4 Btu/hr.