Answer:
Decreased risk of structure failure
Answer:
the heat transfer from the pipe will decrease when the insulation is taken off for r₂<
where;
r₂ = outer radius
= critical radius
Explanation:
Note that the critical radius of insulation depends on the thermal conductivity of the insulation k and the external convection heat transfer coefficient h .
The rate of heat transfer from the cylinder increases with the addition of insulation for outer radius less than critical radius (r₂< ) 0, and reaches a maximum when r₂ = , and starts to decrease for r₂< . Thus, insulating the pipe may actually increase the rate of heat transfer from the pipe instead of decreasing it when r₂< .