CONDUCTION THROUGH CYLINDRICAL PIPE

In conduction through the pipe it is assumed that the heat flows in radial direction from inside to outside surface. Fourier’s
equation gives the heat loss as:

dT
Q = − kA
dx

dT
Q = − kA
dr

dT
Q = − k (2πrL)
dr
dr
dr
(Q) = − 2πkL dT r1
r
T2 T1
r dr T
Q ∫r 2 = − 2πkL ∫T 2 dT
1 r 1
r2
r T
Q [ln r]r21 = − 2πkL [T]T21

Q [ln r2 − ln r1 ] = − 2πkL (T2 − T1 )

r
Q ln ( 2 ) = 2πkL (T1 − T2 )
r1

2πkL (T1 − T2 )
Q= r
ln ( 2 )
r1
𝐓𝟐
Q
(T1 − T2 ) 𝐓𝟏
Q= 𝐫𝟏
r
ln (r2)
1
2πkL

(T1 − T2 ) ΔT
Q= =
Rt Rt

r D
ln ( 2 ) ln ( 2 )
r1 D1
Rt = =
2πkL 2πkL

CONDUCTION THROUGH COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL PIPE

(T1 − T2 )
Q1 = r
ln (r2 )
1
2πk1 L
3
2

(T2 − T3 ) 1 Q
Q2 = r 𝐤𝟏
ln (r3 )
2
2πk2 L 𝐤𝟐

ΔT (T1 − T3 )
Q= = r r
Rt ln (r2 ) ln (r3)
1 + 2
2πk1 L 2πk2 L
CONDUCTION AND CONVECTION THROUGH COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL PIPE

Q i = hi Ai (Ti − T1 )

3
Q o = ho Ao (T3 − T0 )
2

(T1 − T2 ) 1 Q
Q1 = r
ln (r2 ) i
1 𝐤𝟏 o
2πk1 L 𝐤𝟐

(T2 − T3 )
Q2 = r
ln (r3 )
2
2πk2 L

ΔT (Ti − To )
Q= = r r
Rt ln ( 2 ) ln ( 3 )
1 r1 r2 1
+ + +
hi Ai 2πk1 L 2πk2 L ho Ao

CONDUCTION THROUGH SPHERICAL VESSEL

dT
Q = − kA
dx
dT
Q = − kA
dr

dT
Q = − k (4πr 2 )
dr
dr
dr
2
(Q) = − 4πk dT r1
r
T2 T1
r dr T
Q ∫r 2 = − 4πk ∫T 2 dT
1 r2 1
r2
−1 r2
Q [ ] = − 4πk [T]TT21
r r1

1 1
Q [− + ] = − 4πk (T2 − T1 )
r2 r1

1 1
Q [ − ] = 4πk (T1 − T2 )
r1 r2

4πk (T1 − T2 ) 4πk (T1 − T2 )

Q= 1 1 = r2 − r1
− r1 r2
r1 r2

(T1 − T2 )
Q= 1 r −r
( 2 1)
4πk r1 r2

(T1 − T2 ) ΔT
Q= =
Rt Rt