DTIC ADA1037417: Losses from the Fort Wainwright pdf

DTIC ADA1037417: Losses from the Fort Wainwright

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THIS REPORT ESTIMATES THE HEAT LOSSES FROM THE HEAT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AT Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Specific data on the Fort Wainwright heat and power plant are given and a method is then developed to calculate the heat losses from buried utilidor systems, such as the one at Fort Wainwright. This method is programmed for computer execution and estimates are made for the Fort Wainwright system, where heat losses are found to be 204,500 MBtu/yr. Possible improvements to the system to reduce heat losses are examined. Of the possible combinations of additional pipe insulation investigated, the addition of 1 in. of insulation to the steam pipe only is the most economically favorable. The results also indicate that insulating only the generally larger pipes found in larger utilidors would be the most economically favorable approach. Possible reductions in heat losses due to reduced steam temperature are also given, as well as recommendations for refinement of the predictions.

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• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 6/1/1981
• Year: 1981
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Phetteplace, Gary E, COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH, *HEAT LOSS, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, MILITARY FACILITIES, DISTRIBUTION, ALASKA, STEAM, ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, HEATING PLANTS, PIPING SYSTEMS, UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES, STEAM PIPES

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