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Variables

Variable 65 - Thermal conductivity of tube material λ

Thermal conductivity l in W/(m·K) depending on temperature

Density r [103 kg/m³] at 20°C

No.

DIN Description

Material number

Density r

103 kg/m³

Thermal conductivity l

W/(m·K)

High temperature steels, unalloyed

 

 

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1

St 35.8

1.0305

7.85

 

 

 

57

57

54

50

45

42

37

 

 

 

 

2

St 37.8

1.0315

7.85

 

 

 

57

57

54

50

45

42

37

 

 

 

 

3

St 45.8

1.0405

7.85

 

 

 

54

53

50

47

43

40

36

 

 

 

 

4

St 42.8

1.0498

7.85

 

 

 

54

54

50

47

43

40

36

 

 

 

 

5

P 235 GH

1.0345

7.80

 

 

 

55

55

51

48

44

41

 

 

 

 

 

6

P 265 GH

1.0425

7.80

 

 

 

55

55

51

48

44

41

 

 

 

 

 

High temperature steels, low-alloyed

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

7

P 295 GH

1.0481

7.83

 

 

 

47

47

46

44

41

38

35

 

 

 

 

8

19 Mn 5

1.0482

7.83

 

 

 

40

41

41

40

38

36

34

 

 

 

 

9

16 Mo 3

1.5415

7.85

 

 

 

51

51

49

45

42

39

36

 

 

 

 

10

16 Mo 5

1.5423

7.85

 

 

 

48

47

46

43

40

37

34

 

 

 

 

11

15 MnNi 6-3

1.6210

7.84

 

 

 

42

43

43

41

39

36

 

 

 

 

 

12

20 MnMoNi 5-5

1.6310

7.85

 

 

 

42

43

43

41

39

36

 

 

 

 

 

13

15 NiCuMoNb 5-6-4

1.6368

7.85

 

 

 

38

41

42

41

39

38

35

 

 

 

 

14

13 CrMo 4-5

1.7335

7.85

 

 

 

46

46

46

43

41

38

36

 

 

 

 

15

12 CrMo 19-5

1.7362

7.77

 

 

 

20

23

25

26

27

28

28

 

 

 

 

16

10 CrMo 9-10

GS-12 CrMo 9-10

1.7380

7.80

 

 

 

35

37

38

38

37

35

33

 

 

 

 

17

14 MoV 6-3

1.7715

7.84

 

 

 

46

47

46

44

41

39

36

 

 

 

 


No.

DIN Description

Material number

Density r

103 kg/m³

Thermal conductivity l

W/(m·K)

High temperature steels, high-alloyed

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

18

X 10 CrMoVNb 9-1

1.4903

7.77

 

 

 

26

27

28

28

29

30

30

 

 

 

 

19

X 20 CrMoV 11-1

1.4922

7.75

 

 

 

24

24

25

25

26

26

26

 

 

 

 

20

X 8 CrNiMoNb 16-16

1.4981

8.01

 

 

 

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

24

25

 

 

21

X 12 CrMo 9-1

1.7386

7.77

 

 

 

21

23

24

26

27

28

29

 

 

 

 

Highly heat resisting steels

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

22

X 3 CrNiMoBN 17-13-3

1.4910

7.89

 

 

 

13

15

16

18

19

21

22

24

25

 

 

23

X 6 CrNiMoB 17-12-2

1.4919

7.98

 

 

 

16

17

18

19

20

22

23

24

 

 

 

24

X 6 CrNi 18-10

1.4948

7.90

 

 

 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

 

 

 

25

X 3 CrNiN 18-11

1.4949

7.93

 

 

 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

 

 

 

Heat-resistant steels

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

26

X 10 CrAlSi 7

1.4713

7.7

 

 

 

21

22

23

24

25

25

26

26

 

 

 

27

X 18 CrN 28

1.4749

7.7

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

X 15 CrNiSi 20-12

1.4828

7.9

 

 

 

13

14

16

17

19

21

22

23

25

26

28

29

X 10 NiCrAlTi 32-21

1.4876

8

 

 

 

12

13

15

16

18

20

21

23

24

26

27

30

X 5 NiCrNbCe 32-27

1.4877

8

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

Stainless and acid-resistant steels

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

31

X 6 Cr 17

1.4016

7.7

 

 

 

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

27

27

28

32

X 17 CrNi 16-2

1.4057

7.7

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

X 5 CrNi 18-10

1.4301

7.9

 

 

 

15

16

18

19

21

22

24

25

26

28

29

34

X 3 CrTi 17

1.4510

7.7

 

 

 

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

35

X 6 CrNiTi 18-10

1.4541

7.9

 

 

 

15

16

18

20

21

22

24

25

27

28

29

36

X 6 CrNiNb 18-10

1.4550

7.9

 

 

 

15

16

18

19

20

22

23

24

26

27

28

37

X 6 CrNiMoTi 17-12-2

1.4571

7.98

 

 

 

13

15

17

18

20

21

22

24

25

 

 


No.

DIN Description

Material number

Density r

103 kg/m³

Thermal conductivity l

W/(m·K)

Case-hardened and heat-treated steels

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

38

C 22

1.0402

7.85

 

 

 

55-61

 

 

 

 

 

35-40

 

 

 

 

39

C 45 E

1.1191

7.85

 

 

 

47-52

 

 

 

 

 

32-37

 

 

 

 

Fine-grain and low-temperature steels

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

40

St E 255

1.0461

7.85

 

 

 

54

53

50

47

43

40

 

 

 

 

 

41

P 460 N

1.8905

7.85

 

 

 

40

41

41

40

38

36

 

 

 

 

 

42

13 MnNi 6-3

1.6217

7.85

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium alloays

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

43

EN AW-Al 99,0

EN AW-1200

2.71

327

242

235

 

240

237

232

226

219

 

 

 

 

 

44

EN AW-AlMn 1 Cu

EN AW-3003

2.73

 

 

(202)

 

180

183

(177)

(171)

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

EN AW-AlMg 2,5

EN AW-5052

2.68

 

 

(134)

 

146

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

EN AW-AlMg 4,5 Mn 0,7

EN AW-5083

2.66

 

 

(113)

 

126

137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

EN AW-AlMg 1 SiCu

EN AW-6061

2.7

 

 

(164)

 

172

176

(179)

(180)

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

EN AW-AlMg 1 Si

EN AW-6060

2.7

 

 

(209)

 

206

202

200

197

 

 

 

 

 

 


No.

DIN Description

Material number

Density r

103 kg/m³

Thermal conductivity l

W/(m·K)

Copper alloys

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

49

CuNi 10 Fe 1 Mn

CW 352 H

8.90

 

 

 

51.7

60.2

70

78.9

86.7

91.9

92

85.9

90

93.3

 

50

CuNi 30 Mn 1 Fe

CW 354 H

8.90

 

 

 

25.8

29.8

34.8

39.6

44.3

48.5

52.4

56.1

59.8

63.4

 

51

CuZn 39 Pb 3

(Ms 58)

CW 614 N

8.47

 

 

 

108

119

131

136

139

138

 

 

 

 

 

52

CuZn 39 Pb 0.5

(Ms 60 Pb)

CW 610 N

8.40

 

 

(68)

 

79

90

100

(111)

 

 

 

 

 

 

53

CuZn 28 Sn 1 As

(50 Ms 71)

CW 706 R

8.56

 

(99)

110

 

120

136

152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

CuZn 38 Sn 1

(50 Ms 60)

CW 717 R

8.35

41

69

99

 

131

142

146

148

150

(151)

 

 

 

 

55

CuZn 20 Al 2 As

(50 Ms 76)

CW 702 R

8.33

 

(87)

100

 

112

125

(138)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56

CuSn 4

(Phosphor bronze)

CW 450 K

8.90

 

(65)

(77)

 

88.6

95.2

(112)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

CuAl 8 Fe 3

(Aluminium bronze)

CW 303 G

7.70

 

(61)

72

 

83

94

(105)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nickel alloys

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

58

Ni 99,2

2.4066

8.90

 

77.4

72.2

 

70

61.4

56.6

55.7

57.6

59.7

61.8

63.9

65.9

 

59

NiCu 30 Fe

2.4360

8.80

15.5

19.7

21.4

 

24.3

27.6

30.6

33.5

36.8

39.8

42.7

(45.6)

(49)

 

60

NiCr 15 Fe

2.4816

8.43

 

13.1

14.5

 

15.9

17.3

18.9

20.4

22.2

23.9

25.6

27.3

(29.1)

 

61

NiCr 21 Mo

2.4858

8.10

 

(9.7)

(11.4)

 

13.4

15.1

16.6

18.4

20

21.7

23.3

24.8

26.5

 

62

NiCr 22 Mo 9 Nb

2.4856

8.40

 

7.9

9.3

 

10.9

12.3

13.8

15.2

16.8

18.3

19.7

21.5

23.4

 

63

NiMo 16 Cr 15 W

2.4819

8.90

 

8.1

9.6

 

11.2

13

14.7

16.4

18.2

20

21.8

23.5

25.3

 

64

NiMo 16 Cr 16 Ti

2.4610

8.60

 

(7.6)

(9.6)

 

11.2

13.2

14.9

16.8

18.5

20.4

(22.7)

(24.7)

(26.8)

 

65

NiMo 28

2.4617

9.20

 

(10.1)

11.1

 

12.2

13.4

14.6

16

17.3

18.7

(19.9)

(21.2)

(22.5)

 


No.

DIN Description

Material number

Density r

103 kg/m³

Thermal conductivity l

W/(m·K)

Other materials

Density r

Thermal conductivity l, W/(m·K)

Temperature °C

20

-200

-100

0

20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

66

Ni 36

1.3912

8.20

 

 

 

13

15

16

18

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

67

TiAl 6 V 4

3.7165

4.43

 

 

 

6.5

7.6

9.1

10.5

12

13.4

15

 

 

 

 

68

EN-GJS-415

EN-JS 1030

7.1

 

 

 

26.8

28.8

30.3

30.9

38.8

30.4

 

 

 

 

 

69

GG (w. lamell. graphite)

 

7.08

 

 

 

42.5

41.8

40.8

39.6

38.2

36.7

 

 

 

 

 

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Variable 174 – Fouling resistance outside

Fouling resistances for water in shell and tube heat exchangers (m²K/W)

Temperature of heating medium

Up to 120°C

120–200°C

Temperature of water

50°C

Over 50°C

 

Flow velocity

Flow velocity

Cooling water

≤ 1 m/s

> 1 m/s

≤ 1 m/s

> 1 m/s

Seawater

0.00009

0.00009

0.00018

0.00018

Brackish water

0.00035

0.00018

0.00053

0.00035

Cooling tower and artificial spray pond:

 

 

 

 

 Treated make up

0.00018

0.00018

0.00035

0.00035

 Untreated

0.00053

0.00053

0.00090

0.00075

City or well water

0.00018

0.00018

0.00035

0.00035

River water:

 

 

 

 

 Clean

0.00035

0.00018

0.00053

0.00035

 Normal

0.00053

0.00035

0.00070

0.00053

Sewer

0.00141

0.00090

0.00175

0.00141

Muddy or silty water

0.00053

0.00035

0.00075

0.00053

Hard (over 250 ppm)

0.00053

0.00053

0.00090

0.00090

Engine jacket

0.00018

0.00018

0.00018

0.00018

Distilled or closed circle

0.00009

0.00009

0.00009

0.00009

Treated boiler feedwater

0.00018

0.00009

0.00018

0.00018

Boiler blowdown

0.00035

0.00035

0.00035

0.00035

Cooling water

Fouling resistance

Quench water

Polyphosphate treatment

Acid treatment

Cold brine

Aqueous salt solutions

0.00045

0.00015

0.00008

0.0002–0.00033

0.0002–0.00033

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TEMA fouling resistances for oil refinery streams in shell-and-tube exchangers (m²K/W)

Crude oil and vacuum unit

a) gaseous

 

  Vacuum overhead vapors

 Atmospheric tower overhead vapors

 Light Naphtha

0.00035

0.00018

0.00018

b) liquid

 Crude oil  (desalted at 120°C. tube side velocity > 1.3 m/s)

                T < 120°C

  120°C <T < 175°C

  175°C < T < 230°C

  230°C < T

 Light gasoline

 Kerosene

 Heavy gas oil

 Gasoline

 Light gas oil

 Heavy fuel oils

Asphalt and residuum: 

Vacuum tower bottoms

Atmosphere tower bottoms

0.00035 – 0.0007

0.00053 – 0.0007

0.00070 – 0.00088

0.00088 – 0.0011

0.00018

0.00035

0.00035 – 0.00053

0.00035 – 0.00053

0.00053 – 0.00088

0.00088 – 0.0012

 

0.0018

0.0012

Cracking and Coking

Bottoms Slurry Oil (u>1.5 m/s)

Light Cycle Oil

Light Coker Gas Oil

Low-boiling liquid products

Overhead vapors

Heavy cycle oil

Heavy Coker Gas Oil

0.00053

0.00035–0.00053

0.00053–0.0007

0.00053

0.00035

0.00053–0.0007

0.0007–0.00088

Catalytic Reforming, Hydrocracking and Hydrodesulfurization  

Reformer Charge

Reformer Effluent

Hydrocracker Charge and Effluent

Hydrodesulfurization Charge and Effluent

Recycle Gas

Overhead vapors

Liquid product spec. weight > 50°API

Liquid product 30°API-50°API

0.00027

0.00027

≥ 0.00035

≥ 0.00035

0.00018

0.00018

0.00018

0.00035

Light Ends Processing Streams  

Overhead vapors and gases

Liquid products

Alkylation Trace Acid Systems

Absorption Oils

Reboiler Streams

 

0.00018

0.00018

0.00035

0.00035–0.00053

0.00035–0.00053


TEMA fouling resistances for oil refinery streams in shell-and-tube exchangers (m²K/W)

Visbreaker

Overhead vapor

Visbreaker bottoms

0.00053

0.00176

Catalytic Hydro Desulfurizer 

Charge

Effluent

H.T. Sep. Overhead

Liquid products

Stripper Charge

0.0007–0.00088

0.00035

0.00035

0.00035

0.00053

Naphta Hydro Desulfurizer 

Charge

Effluent

Naphtas

Overhead

0.00053

0.00035

0.00035

0.00025

HF alkylation  

Charge

Head condenser

Product cooler

Product reboiler

Reactor charge

0.00018

0.00018

0.00018

0.00035

0.00035

Lube Oil Processing  

Solvent Feed Mix

Feed stock

Raffinate

Tar

Solvent

0.00035

0.00018

0.00018

0.00053–0.00088

0.00018

Desulfurization 

Overhead

Cooler

Return evaporator

0.00018

0.00028

0.00028

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Fouling resistances for various fluids (m²K/W)

Oils:

Fuel Oil No.2

Fuel Oil No.6

Transformer oil

Engine Lube oil

Hydraulic Oil

Quench Oil

Pitch

Tar

Vegetable Oil

0.00035

0.00088

0.00018

0.00018

0.00018

0.0007

0.0008

0.0009

0.00053

Gases and Vapors:

Steam (non-oil bearing)

Steam (oil bearing)

Refrigerant vapors (oil bearing)

Alcohol vapor

Organic vapor

Ammonia

Carbon dioxide

Combustion gas (coal)

Combustion gas (natural gas)

Diesel exhaust gas

Synthesis Gas

Compressed air

Natural gas

Nitrogen

Stable column overhead product

0.0000

0.00018

0.00035

0.0000

0.00009

0.00018

0.00035

0.00018

0.00018–0.00035

0.0018

0.0018

0.00018–0.00035

0.00018

0.00018–0.00035

0.00018–0.00035

Liquids:

Refrigerant

Organic heat transfer liquid

Ammonia (non-oil bearing)

Ammonia (oil bearing)

Methanol solution

Ethanol solution

Glycol solution

LPG. LNG

MEA- and DEA solution

DEG- and TEG solution

Stable column side stream

Stable column bottom stream

Caustic solutions

Black liquor

0.00010–0.00018

0.00018–0.00035

0.00018

0.00053

0.00035

0.00035

0.00035

0.00018–0.00035

0.00035

0.00035

0.00018–0.00035

0.00018–0.00035

0.00035

0.0007–0.0014

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