Chemical Engineering - Heat Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Heat Transfer - Section 4 (Q.No. 1)
1.
The critical radius 'r' of insulation on a pipe is given by
r = 2k/h
r = k/h
r = k/2h
r = h/k
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Harvesh kumar said:   5 years ago
Critical radius For cylinder, it is 2k/h and for circular pipe, it is k/h.

Aju said:   7 years ago
Critical radius For cylinder, it is 2k/h and for circular pipe, it is k/h.

Atul patel said:   7 years ago
For cylinder k/h & for sphere 2k/ h.
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Maverick said:   9 years ago
Critical radius of a cylindrical pipe is given by k/h. For a sphere, it's given by 2k/h.
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