Question: write the assumption for me and write if the thickness is feasible please dont forget to solve also In a pharmaceutical plant, a copper pipe

 write the assumption for me and write if the thickness is write the assumption for me and write if the thickness is feasible please dont forget to solve also

In a pharmaceutical plant, a copper pipe (kc=400W/m/K) with inner diameter of 20mI wall thickness of 2.5mm is used for carrying liquid oxygen to a storage tank. The liqui flowing in the pipe has an average temperature of 200C and a convection heat transfer coefficient of 120W/m2K. The condition surrounding the pipe has an ambient air temperature of 20C and a combined heat transfer coefficient of 20W/m2.K. If the dew point is 10C, determine the thickness of the insulation (kins= 0.05W/mK ) around the copper pipe to avoid condensation on the outer surface. Assume thermal contact resistance is negligible. Please also comment if the determined insulation thickness would be feasible

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