COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL TUBE

 

Recall for a single-layer pipe:

 

 

and resistance due to conduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermal resistance diagram:

 

 

 

 


For the composite pipe shown in the diagram

 

The individual resistance values are:

 

 

 

 

and, referring to the resistance diagram,

 

 

Substituting the resistance terms