An insulated pipe carries a hot fluid. The setup is shown in Figure 6.18. The copper pipe

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An insulated pipe carries a hot fluid. The setup is shown in Figure 6.18. The copper pipe has radius R0 = 1 cm and carries a liquid at T0 = 100 C. The pipe is encased in a cylindrical layer of insulation of outer radius R1; the insulation has been chosen to be closed-cell polyurethane spray foam with an R-value of 1.00m2 K/W per inch of thickness. How large must R1 be so that the heat loss to the surrounding room (at 20 ◦C) is less than 10W/m? First explain why the heat flux must be q = cr̂/r. You may find it useful to make the analogy between heat propagation through the insulator and current flowing outward through a cylindrical conductor. ∇f (r) = r̂ f ′(r).

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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