Steam at 230°C is flowing through a steel pipe(k = 15.1 W/m-K) whose inner and outerdiameters are 9cm and 10cm, respectively, inan environment at 13 C. The pipe is insulatedwith 5-cm thick fiberglass insulation ( k = 0.035W/m-K). If the heat transfer coefficients on theSteel pipeinside and the outside of the pipe are 170 and30 W/m²-K, determine the rate of heat lossfrom the steam per meter length of the pipe.Also determine the temperature on theSteam230°Coutside surface of the insulation.Insulation

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Steam at 230°C is flowing through a steel pipe (k = 15.1 W/m-K) whose inner and outer diameters are 9cm and 10cm, respectively, in an environment at 13 C. The pipe is insulated with 5-cm thick fiberglass insulation ( k = 0.035 W/m-K). If the heat transfer coefficients on the inside and the outside of the pipe are 170 and 30 W/m²-K, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam per meter length of the pipe. Also determine the temperature on the outside surface of the insulation.

Steam at 230°C is flowing through a steel pipe (k = 15.1 W/m-K) whose inner and outer diameters are 9cm and 10cm, respectively, in an environment at 13 C. The pipe is insulated with 5-cm thick fiberglass insulation ( k = 0.035 W/m-K). If the heat transfer coefficients on the inside and the outside of the pipe are 170 and 30 W/m²-K, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam per meter length of the pipe. Also determine the temperature on the outside surface of the insulation.

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