Oil Pipes - Heat Loss
Heat loss from oil pipes are indicated below:
Nominal bore mm | Oil Temperature | ||
---|---|---|---|
up to 10 oC (up to 50 oF) | 10 - 27 oC (50 - 80 oF) | 27 - 38 oC (80 - 100 oF) | |
15 | 0.7 (0.4) |
0.9 (0.5) |
0.9 (0.5) |
20 | 0.7 (0.4) |
1.1 (0.6) |
1.1 (0.6) |
25 | 0.8 (1.4) |
1.2 (0.7) |
1.4 (0.8) |
40 | 2.1 (1.6) |
1.7 (1.0) |
1.9 (1.1) |
50 | 2.8 (1.6) |
2.1 (1.2) |
2.2 (1.3) |
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