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josephdipudavid
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calculate the area of pipe

09/03/2008 1:18 PM

How do i calculate the area of insulation on pipe by taking the length of pipe into consideration
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Re: calculate the area of pipe

09/03/2008 2:11 PM

I haven't tried it yet, but I have heard some good reviews about this free insulation program for download -

http://www.pipeinsulation.org/
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BASHISTH NARAYAN SINGH
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09/06/2008 2:17 AM

Area of pipe for insulation = ￗ r^2 L

=22/7 x (D x D)/4 x Length of pipe

=3.142 x D^2/4 x L

Where D = Outside diameter of pipe

L = Length of pipe to be insulated

To calculate the area of insulation material

3.142 x (D+Thickness of Insulating wool)^2/4 x L

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09/06/2008 8:27 AM

This answer is incorrect.
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09/03/2008 2:55 PM

A = ￗ x D x L

where ￗ = 3.1416, D is outside diameter in units of L, L is the pipe length, and A is the area of insulation in square (units of D and L)

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Re: calculate the area of pipe

09/04/2008 10:02 AM

Pipe insulation is supplied ready-formed for a given outside diameter of pipe. All that the supplier needs is the length of the pipe, its outer diameter and the thickness of the insulation required.

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