2. Optimum insulation thickness

The optimum economic thickness is that which ensures minimum installation costs.

The overall cost, a function of the insulation thickness e, is equal to :

C _(e) = C _{1 (e)} + C _{2 (e)}^( 2 )

with :

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(1) - ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. - Section III-Div. 1, Ed. Nuclear Power Plant Components, Amer. Soc. Mechan. Eng (1974).
(2) - American National Standard Code for Pressure Piping, Power Piping. - ANSI B 31.1 (1973) with Addenda through B 31.1 f,...

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