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Freeze Protection & Trace Heating
Size trace-heating cable output by the pipe heat-loss method for freeze protection
The Ensign ToolboxFreeze Protection & Trace HeatingSize trace-heating cable output by the pipe heat-loss method for freeze protection
Pipe & insulation
mm
Bare pipe OD (48.3 = DN40 steel)
mm
0 = bare pipe
W/m·K
0.04 = mineral wool / glass fibre
W/m²·K
25 = outdoor / windy
Temperatures
°C
Freeze-protection set point
°C
May be negative
K
Cable & design
%
Chromalox baseline 10%
W/m
Candidate heating cable nominal output
m
Enter pipe OD to size the trace-heating cable