An oil storage tank has 20-mm steel walls covered with 50 mm of fiberglass insulation. If the

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An oil storage tank has 20-mm steel walls covered with 50 mm of fiberglass insulation. If the oil temperature is kept at 150°C, 

(a) What is the rate of heat loss when the outside temperature is 20°C and the external air coefficient is 20 W/m-°C? 

(b) How much would the heat loss be reduced by doubling the thickness of the insulation?

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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering

ISBN: 9780072848236

7th Edition

Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott

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