Heat Cool and Insulate » surface area http://www.heatcoolandinsulate.com Energy Prices Are Rising - Ideas to Keep Energy Costs in Check Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 What happens with the R-value of insulation when applied on a circular pipe? http://www.heatcoolandinsulate.com/insulation/what-happens-with-the-r-value-of-insulation-when-applied-on-a-circular-pipe-364.php http://www.heatcoolandinsulate.com/insulation/what-happens-with-the-r-value-of-insulation-when-applied-on-a-circular-pipe-364.php#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:06:13 +0000 jstroud

Is it true that as thicker insulation is applied around a pipe that eventually the increase in surface area compared to the increase in thickness results in the R-value decreasing rather than increasing?


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