Steam at 320oC flows in a stainless steel pipe k = 15 W/mK, whose inner and outer diameters are 5cm and 5.5cm respectively.  The pipe is covered with 3cm thick glass wool insulation (k = 0.038 W/mk).  Heat is lost to the surroundings of 5oC by natural convection and radiation heat transfer of a total coefficient 15 W/m2K.  Taking the heat transfer coefficient inside the pipe to be 80 W/m2K, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam per unit length of the pipe.  Also determine the temperature drops across the pipe shell and insulation.

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     Steam at 320oC flows in a stainless steel pipe k = 15 W/mK, whose inner and outer diameters are 5cm and 5.5cm respectively.  The pipe is covered with 3cm thick glass wool insulation (k = 0.038 W/mk).  Heat is lost to the surroundings of 5oC by natural convection and radiation heat transfer of a total coefficient 15 W/m2K.  Taking the heat transfer coefficient inside the pipe to be 80 W/m2K, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam per unit length of the pipe.  Also determine the temperature drops across the pipe shell and insulation.

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