| Year | 2023 |
| Date | 16-Dec |
| Volume | 230 |
| Issue | 4,706 |
| Page | 20 |
| Category | Steam |
| Part | 1 |
| Title | Is it Possible to Insulate Small Steam Pipes Effectively? |
| Author | Mike Tilby |
| Notes | Discusses options for reducing heat loss from models. Why lag steam pipes? Thermal conduction, how heat loss occurs, conduction, first problem for lagging small pipes, pipe wall and lagging, heat transfer to air, overall rate of heat loss, how can lagging increase heat loss? Second problem for logging small pipes, is radiation important? Thermal radiation, references |