Insulation Calculations and Specifications
Calculating heat loss, surface temperatures and insulation thickness, and reading the specifications that set them.
INS-410 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Insulation (Heat and Frost)
Course content
- 1Why insulators calculateComing
- 2Heat loss from bare and insulated pipeComing
- 3Choosing an economic thicknessComing
- 4Surface temperature and personnel protectionComing
- 5Thickness to prevent condensationComing
- 6Freeze protection and heat tracingComing
- 7Energy savings and paybackComing
- 8Reading engineering specificationsComing
- 9Insulation standards and guidesComing
- 10Calculation tools and softwareComing
- 11Energy audits of mechanical systemsComing
- 12Case study: an energy retrofit of a steam plantComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Calculating heat loss, surface temperatures and insulation thickness, and reading the specifications that set them.