k 15W / m C

T1 350 0 C

Superheated steam at
lows in a stainless steel pipe
whose inner
and outer diameters are 5 cm and 5.5 cm, respectively. The pipe is covered with the 4 cm thick

k 0.038W / m C

T 2 6 0 C

glass wool insulation

natural convection and

15W / m 0 C
a)
b)
c)
d)

radiation.

. Heat is lost to the surroundings at

by
With the combined heat transfer coefficient of

.Taking the heat transfer coefficient inside the pipe to be

80W / m 0 C

Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient per unit length of the pipe.
Determine the rate of heat loss from the steam per unit length of the pipe.
Determine the temperature drop across the pipe shell.
Determine the temperature drop across the insulation.