Savings from insulating Steam Lines

Note:

(1) The required inputs for calculating heat loss prevented through use of insulation are pressure, length of unins
total number of hours used in a day, and efficiency of insulation.
(2) The heat loss from 100 ft Uninsulated pipe are determined from Table. 1 or from any other means.
(3) Changing pressure automatically updates heat loss per 100 feet of uninsulated horizontal steam pipe.
(4) If you enter "0" for length of pipe, you do not have to enter any other data on that line.

Table. 1 Heat Loss per 100 feet of Uninsulated Horizontal Steam Pipe (MMBtu / hr)
Distribution line diameter
(inches)
1"
2"
4"
8"
12"
MMBtu - Million Btu

Steam Pressure (psig)

150
300
0.033
0.043
0.055
0.072
0.097
0.128
0.176
0.232
0.251
0.332

15
0.016
0.027
0.047
0.085
0.12

Distribution Line Diameter

Steam
Pressure

inch

psig

1
2
4
8
12

300
600
150
15
150

Length of
Heat Loss from
Uninsulated Pipe 100 ft Uninsulated
Pipe
ft
MMBtu/hr
1120
175
250
0
0

0.043
0.096
0.097
0.085
0.251

Totals
Energy Cost in cents/MMBtu
Total Heat Saved with insulation in one year (MMBtu)

450
7014.0

Total Cost Savings for One Year's operation

if heat loss is prevented (dollars):

31563.21

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are pressure, length of uninsulated pipe,

any other means.

rizontal steam pipe.

ipe (MMBtu / hr)

g)
600
0.057
0.096
0.171
0.311
0.448

Days per
week in
Operation

7
7
7
7
7

Hours per Efficiency of

Total Heat Loss
Day in
Insulation
prevented in One Year
Operation
(with insulation)
MMBtu/year
%
24
24
24
24
8

90
90
90
0
0

3786.53
1320.88
1906.63
0.00
0.00
7014.05

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