Estimating Heat Loss from an Insulated Tank 1

[jarooney]

I am trying to determine the heat loss from an insulated tank. The insulation is calcium silicate with a 2.5" thickness. The tank construction is cyllindrical 14' ID, 24' ht, carbon steel construction with 0.5" thickness. The product is 50% NaOH, so the idea is to use an electrical heater external to the tank to maintain product temp 80-100F to prevent it from freezing in the winter months. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I have looked everywhere and can't seem to find the help I need.

 

[vc66]

You would do better posting in the Heat Transfer Forum...

Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics engineering

http://www.eng-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=391

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[jarooney]

Sorry about that, this is my first day on here. thanks for the link.