Exposure to high concentration of gaseous ammonia can cause lung damage. To prevent gaseous ammonia from leaking
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Exposure to high concentration of gaseous ammonia can cause lung damage. To prevent gaseous ammonia from leaking out, ammonia is transported in its liquid state through a pipe (k = 25 W/m ∙ K, Di = 2.5 cm, Do = 4 cm, and L = 10 m). Since liquid ammonia has a normal boiling point of −33.3°C, the pipe needs to be properly insulated to prevent the surrounding heat from causing the ammonia to boil. The pipe is situated in a laboratory, where the average ambient air temperature is 20°C. The convection heat transfer coefficients of the liquid hydrogen and the ambient air are 100 W/m2 ∙ K and 20 W/m2 ∙K, respectively. Determine the insulation thickness for the pipe using a material with k = 0.75 W/m ∙ K to keep the liquid ammonia flowing at an average temperature of 235°C, while maintaining the insulated pipe outer surface temperature at 10°C.
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Heat And Mass Transfer Fundamentals And Applications
ISBN: 9780073398181
5th Edition
Authors: Yunus Cengel, Afshin Ghajar