Estimated heat loss from insulated pipework
                     
                     
    Pipe diameter mm 1        
    Pipe temperature C          
    Ambient temperature C          
                     
    Insulation conductivity W/mK          
                     
    Insulation thickness mm          
                     
                     
    Insulated pipe loss W/m 2        
                     
    Estimated bare pipe loss W/m 3        
    Estimated reduction W/m          
                     
                     
  Note 1: this is the outside diameter, not the nominal bore

Note 2: flanges count as equivalent to 0.5 metres of pipe; valves, strainers and the like count as 1.0 metre

Note 3: bare pipe loss is subject to a very wide margin of error. It is affected by surface finish, orientation, proximity to surfaces or other hot pipework, and prevailing air velocities.
   
     
     
     
                     
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  File reference: R032 v2    8 April 2022