A 6 in. schedule 800 steel pipe (OD =6.62 in) will be used to transport 450...

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A 6 in. schedule 800 steel pipe (OD =6.62 in) will be used totransport 450 F steam from a boiler house to a new process unit.the pipe will be buried at a depth of 3 ft (to be pipe centerline).the soil at the plant site has an average thermal conductivity of0.4 btu/h.ft F and the minimum expected ground surface temperatureis 20 F. Estimate the rate of heat loss per loot of pipe length forthe following cases: a. the pipe is not insulated b. the pipe iscovered with a 2 in. thick layer of magnesia insulation

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