Transient Temperatures around Heating Pipes Maintained at Constant Temperature

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This paper deals with the transient temperature distribution caused by conduction around cylindrical heating pipes maintained at definite constant temperatures. The theoretical equation for this case known from the literature is integrated numerically and presented in graphs. The amounts of heat dissipated are also computed and presented. As an application, the influence of pipe diameter upon temperatures obtained at given times is shown for a particular case. For practical installations, the characteristics of which usually deviate from those upon which the theoretical equation is based, the graphs may be used for obtaining close estimates as an aid in designing the installation. It is shown that on two actual installations a satisfactory agreement between measured and computed temperatures (maximum deviation about 10 degrees F) was obtained.

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