Oil Tanks - Heat Loss
Heat loss from lagged and unlagged, sheltered and exposed oil tanks.
Heat loss from sheltered and exposed, lagged and unlagged oil tanks are indicated in the table below:
| Condition | Heat loss W/m2K (Btu/hr ft2 oF) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil temperature | ||||
| up to 10 oC (up to 50 oF) | 10 - 27 oC (50 - 80 oF) | 27 - 38 oC (80 - 100 oF) | ||
| Unlagged | Sheltered | 6.8 (1.2) |
7.4 (1.3) |
8.0 (1.4) |
| Exposed | 9.0 (1.4) |
8.5 (1.5) |
9.0 (1.6) |
|
| Lagged | Sheltered | 1.7 (0.3) |
1.8 (0.33) |
2.0 (0.35) |
| Exposed | 2.0 (0.35) |
2.1 (0.38) |
2.25 (0.4) |
|
