A simple correlation for estimation of economic thickness of thermal insulation for process piping and equipment

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 254-259

  Bahadori, A ^a   Vuthaluru, Hari B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Correlation; Economic thickness; Process piping; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS; AVERAGE ABSOLUTE DEVIATION; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; FINANCIAL SAVINGS; INTERPOLATION FORMULAS; PIPELINE DIAMETERS; PROCESS PIPING; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL INSULATORS; TOTAL COSTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION METHODS; COST REDUCTION; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 74249112184     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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