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Optimization of Geometric Parameters of Thermal Insulation of Pre-Insulated Double Pipes

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  • Dorota Anna Krawczyk

    (Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski

    (Department of HVAC Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland)

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This paper presents the analysis of the heat conduction of pre-insulated double ducts and the optimization of the shape of thermal insulation by applying an elliptical shape. The shape of the cross-section of the thermal insulation is significantly affected by the thermal efficiency of double pre-insulated networks. The thickness of the insulation from the external side of the supply and return pipes affects the heat losses of the double pre-insulated pipes, while the distance between the supply and return pipes influences the heat flux exchanged between these ducts. An assumed elliptical shape with a ratio of the major axis to the minor half axis of an ellipse equaling 1.93 was compared to thermal circular insulation with the same cross-sectional area. All calculations were made using the boundary element method (BEM) using a proprietary computer program written in Fortran as part of the VIPSKILLS project.

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  • Dorota Anna Krawczyk & Tomasz Janusz Teleszewski, 2019. "Optimization of Geometric Parameters of Thermal Insulation of Pre-Insulated Double Pipes," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-11, March.
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