Pipework - Heat Loss from Uninsulated Copper Pipes
Heat loss in Watts per metre by temperature differential between the pipe contents and and ambient air[1].
| Nominal bore | Heat loss for the fluid inside pipe
(W/m) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature difference (oC) | ||||
| (mm) | (inches) | 22 | 38 | 55 |
| 15 | 1/2 | 21 | 32 | 45 |
| 22 | 3/4 | 28 | 43 | 60 |
| 28 | 1 | 34 | 53 | 76 |
| 35 | 1 1/4 | 41 | 64 | 89 |
| 42 | 1 1/2 | 47 | 74 | 104 |
| 54 | 2 | 59 | 93 | 131 |
| 67 | 2 1/2 | 71 | 111 | 156 |
| 76 | 3 | 83 | 129 | 181 |
| 108 | 4 | 107 | 165 | 232 |