Chemical Engineering - Oil Tanks Heat Loss
Heat loss from sheltered and exposed, lagged and unlagged oil tanks[1]
| Condition | Heat loss
W/m2K | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil temperature | ||||
| up to 10 oC | 10 - 27 oC | 27 - 38 oC | ||
| Unlagged | Sheltered | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
| Exposed | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |
| Lagged | Sheltered | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Exposed | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.25 | |