Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial installations - Calculation rules (ISO 12241:2008)

This International Standard gives rules for the calculation of heat-transfer-related properties of building equipment and industrial installations, predominantly under steady-state conditions. This International Standard also gives a simplified approach for the treatment of thermal bridges.

Wärmedämmung an haus- und betriebstechnischen Anlagen - Berechnungsregeln (ISO 12241:2008)

Diese Internationale Norm enthält Regeln zur Berechnung der mit dem Wärmetransport im Zusammenhang stehenden Eigenschaften von haus  und betriebstechnischen Anlagen, überwiegend unter stationären Bedingungen. Die Norm liefert auch eine vereinfachte Herangehensweise für die Behandlung von Wärmebrücken.

Isolation thermique des équipements du bâtiment et des installations industrielles - Méthodes de calcul (ISO 12241:2008)

L'ISO 12241:2008 donne des méthodes pour calculer les propriétés relatives au transfert de chaleur des équipements de bâtiments et des installations industrielles, principalement en régime stationnaire. Elle fournit également une approche simplifiée de traitement des ponts thermiques.

Toplotna izolacija za opremo stavb in industrijske inštalacije - Pravila za računanje (ISO 12241:2008)

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Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial installations - Calculation rules
(ISO 12241:2008)
Wärmedämmung an haus- und betriebstechnischen Anlagen - Berechnungsregeln (ISO
12241:2008)
Isolation thermique des équipements du bâtiment et des installations industrielles -
Méthodes de calcul (ISO 12241:2008)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 12241:2008
ICS:
91.120.10 Toplotna izolacija stavb Thermal insulation of
buildings
SIST EN ISO 12241:2008 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN ISO 12241:2008
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 12241
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2008
ICS 91.140.01; 91.120.10 Supersedes EN ISO 12241:1998
English Version
Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial
installations - Calculation rules (ISO 12241:2008)
Isolation thermique des équipements de bâtiments et des Wärmedämmung an haus- und betriebstechnischen
installations industrielles - Méthodes de calcul (ISO Anlagen - Berechnungsregeln (ISO 12241:2008)
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EN ISO 12241:2008 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 12241:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 163 "Thermal
performance and energy use in the built environment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 89
“Thermal performance of buildings and building components” the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by December 2008.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 12241:1998.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 12241:2008 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 12241:2008 without any modification.

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SIST EN ISO 12241:2008

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12241
Second edition
2008-06-15

Thermal insulation for building
equipment and industrial installations —
Calculation rules
Isolation thermique des équipements de bâtiments et des installations
industrielles — Méthodes de calcul




Reference number
ISO 12241:2008(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms, definitions and symbols. 1
3.1 Terms and definitions. 1
3.2 Definition of symbols . 2
3.3 Subscripts . 3
4 Calculation methods for heat transfer. 3
4.1 Fundamental equations for heat transfer. 3
4.2 Surface temperature. 14
4.3 Prevention of surface condensation. 17
4.4 Determination of total heat flow rate for plane walls, pipes and spheres . 20
5 Calculation of the temperature change in pipes, vessels and containers. 21
5.1 Longitudinal temperature change in a pipe . 21
5.2 Temperature change and cooling times in pipes, vessels and containers . 22
6 Calculation of cooling and freezing times of stationary liquids . 22
6.1 Calculation of the cooling time for a given thickness of insulation to prevent the freezing
of water in a pipe. 22
6.2 Calculation of the freezing time of water in a pipe. 24
7 Determination of the influence of thermal bridges . 25
7.1 General. 25
7.2 Calculation of correction terms for plane surfaces . 26
7.3 Calculation of correction terms for pipes . 26
8 Underground pipelines. 27
8.1 General. 27
8.2 Calculation of heat loss (single line) without channels. 27
8.3 Other cases . 29
Annex A (normative) Thermal bridges in pipe insulation . 30
Annex B (informative) Projecting thermal bridges of roughly constant cross-section . 33
Annex C (informative) Examples . 38
Bibliography . 45

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Foreword
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(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 12241 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 163, Thermal performance and energy use in the
built environment, Subcommittee SC 2, Calculation methods.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 12241:1998), which has been technically
revised, including methods to determine the correction terms for thermal transmittance and linear thermal
transmittance for pipes that are added to the calculated thermal transmittance to obtain the total thermal
transmittance to calculate the total heat losses for an industrial installation.
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Introduction
Methods relating to conduction are direct mathematical derivations from Fourier’s law of heat conduction, so
international consensus is purely a matter of mathematical verification. No significant difference in the
equations used in the member countries exists. For convection and radiation, however, there are no methods
in practical use that are mathematically traceable to Newton’s law of cooling or the Stefan-Boltzman law of
thermal radiation, without some empirical element. For convection in particular, many different equations have
been developed, based on laboratory data. Different equations have become popular in different countries,
and no exact means are available to select between these equations.
Within the limitations given, these methods can be applied to most types of industrial, thermal-insulation, heat-
transfer problems.
These methods do not take into account the permeation of air or the transmittance of thermal radiation
through transparent media.
The equations in these methods require for their solution that some system variables be known, given,
assumed or measured. In all cases, the accuracy of the results depends on the accuracy of the input variables.
This International Standard contains no guidelines for accurate measurement of any of the variables. However,
it does contain guides that have proven satisfactory for estimating some of the variables for many industrial
thermal systems.
lt should be noted that the steady-state calculations are dependent on boundary conditions. Often a solution at
one set of boundary conditions is not sufficient to characterize a thermal system that operates in a changing
thermal environment (process equipment operating year-round, outdoors, for example). In such cases, it is
necessary to use local weather data based on yearly averages or yearly extremes of the weather variables
(depending on the nature of the particular calculation) for the calculations in this International Standard.
In particular, the user should not infer from the methods of this International Standard that either insulation
quality or avoidance of dew formation can be reliably assured based on minimal, simple measurements and
application of the basic calculation methods given here. For most industrial heat flow surfaces, there is no
isothermal state (no one, homogeneous temperature across the surface), but rather a varying temperature
profile. This condition suggests the requirement for numerous calculations to properly model thermal
characteristics of any one surface. Furthermore, the heat flow through a surface at any point is a function of
several variables that are not directly related to insulation quality. Among others, these variables include
ambient temperature, movement of the air, roughness and emissivity of the heat flow surface, and the
radiation exchange with the surroundings (which often vary widely). For calculation of dew formation,
variability of the local humidity is an important factor.
Except inside buildings, the average temperature of the radiant background seldom corresponds to the air
temperature, and measurement of background temperatures, emissivities and exposure areas is beyond the
scope of this International Standard. For these reasons, neither the surface temperature nor the temperature
difference between the surface and the air can be used as a reliable indicator of insulation performance or
avoidance of dew formation.
Clauses 4 and 5 of this International Standard give the methods used for industrial thermal insulation
calculations not covered by more specific standards. In applications where it is not necessary to assure
precise values of heat energy conservation or (insulated) surface temperature, or where critical temperatures
for dew formation are either not approached or not a factor, these methods can be used to calculate heat flow
rates.
Clauses 6 and 7 of this International Standard are adaptations of the general equation for specific applications
of calculating heat flow temperature drop and freezing times in pipes and other vessels.
Annexes B and C of this International Standard are for information only.
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Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial
installations — Calculation rules
1 Scope
This International Standard gives rules for the calculation of heat-transfer-related properties of building
equipment and industrial installations, predominantly under steady-state conditions. This International
Standard also gives a simplified approach for the treatment of thermal bridges.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 7345, Thermal insulation — Physical quantities and definitions
ISO 9346, Hygrothermal performance of buildings and building materials — Physical quantities for mass
transfer — Vocabulary
ISO 10211, Thermal bridges in building construction — Heat flows and surface temperatures — Detailed
calculations
ISO 13787, Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations — Determination of
declared thermal conductivity
ISO 23993, Thermal insulation for building equipment and industrial installations — Determination of design
thermal conductivity
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 7345, ISO 9346, ISO 13787 and
ISO 23993 apply.
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3.2 Definition of symbols
Symbol Definition Unit
2
A
area m
3
a
temperature factor
K
r
C′ thickness parameter (see 4.2.2) m
2 4
C
radiation coefficient W/(m ⋅K )
r
c
specific heat capacity at constant pressure
kJ/(kg⋅K)
p
D diameter m, mm
d thickness m, mm
H height m
2
h surface coefficient of heat transfer
W/(m ⋅K)
l length m
m mass kg

m mass flow rate kg/h
P perimeter m
2
q density of heat flow rate W/m
q
linear density of heat flow rate for ducts W/m
d
q
linear density of heat flow rate W/m
l
2
R thermal resistance
m ⋅K/W
R
linear thermal resistance of ducts
m⋅K/W
d
R
linear thermal resistance m⋅K/W
l
R
linear thermal surface resistance m⋅K/W
le
2
R
surface resistance of heat transfer
m ⋅K/W
s
R
thermal resistance for hollow sphere K/W
sph
t
freezing time h
fr
t
cooling time h
v
t
time until freezing starts h
wp
T thermodynamic temperature K
2
U thermal transmittance W/(m ⋅K)
U
linear thermal transmittance W/(m⋅K)
l
U
thermal transmittance for hollow sphere W/K
sph
2
U
thermal transmittance of thermal bridge
W/(m ⋅K)
B
additional term corresponding to installation-related and/or irregular
2
∆U
W/(m ⋅K)
B
insulation-related thermal bridges
2
U
total thermal transmittance for plane wall W/(m ⋅K)
T
U
total linear thermal transmittance W/(m⋅K)
T,l
U
total thermal transmittance for hollow sphere W/K
T,sph
v air velocity m/s

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Symbol Definition Unit
z, y
correction terms for irregular insulation-related thermal bridges —
z*, y* correction terms for installation-related thermal bridges —

−1
α coefficient of longitudinal temperature drop m

−1
α′ coefficient of cooling time
h
∆h
specific enthalpy; latent heat of freezing kJ/kg
fr
ε emissivity —
Φ heat flow rate W
design thermal conductivity
λ W/(m⋅K)
λ
declared thermal conductivity W/(m⋅K)
d
θ Celsius temperature °C
temperature difference K
∆θ
3
ρ density
kg/m
relative humidity %
ϕ
2 4
Stefan-Boltzmann constant (see Reference [8])
σ W/(m ⋅K )
3.3 Subscripts
a ambient lab laboratory
av average l linear
B thermal bridge p pipe
c cooling r radiation
cv convection ref reference
d design, duct, dew point s surface
E soil sph spherical
e exterior, external se surface, exterior
ef effective si surface, interior
fm final temperature of the medium T total
fr freezing V vertical
H horizontal v vessel
i interior, internal W wall
im initial temperature of the medium w water
4 Calculation methods for heat transfer
4.1 Fundamental equations for heat transfer
4.1.1 General
The equations given in Clause 4 apply only to the case of heat transfer in a steady-state, i.e. to the case
where temperatures remain constant in time at any point of the medium considered. Generally, the design
thermal conductivity is temperature-dependent; see Figure 1, dashed line, which is derived by iterative
calculations. However, in this International Standard, the design value for the mean temperature for each layer
shall be used.
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4.1.2 Thermal conduction
Thermal conduction normally describes molecular heat transfer in solids, liquids and gases under the effect of
a temperature gradient.
It is assumed in the calculation that a temperature gradient exists in one direction only and that the
temperature is constant in planes perpendicular to it.
The density of heat flow rate, q, for a plane wall in the x-direction is given by Equation (1):

q = − λ (1)
d x
For a single layer, Equations (2) and (3) hold:
λ
q = (θ − θ ) (2)
si se
d
or
θθ−
⎛⎞
si se
q = (3)
⎜⎟
R
⎝⎠
where
λ is the design thermal conductivity of the insulation product or system;
d is the thickness of the plane wall;
θ is the temperature of the internal surface;
si
θ is the temperature of the external surface;
se
R is the thermal resistance of the wall.

NOTE The straight line shows a negligible temperature dependence on λ and the dashed curve a strong dependence.
Figure 1 — Temperature distribution in a single-layer wall
For multi-layer insulation (see Figure 2), q is calculated according to Equation (4):
θ −θ
si se
q = (4)

R
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where R′ is the thermal resistance of the multi-layer wall, as given in Equation (5):
n
d
j
R′ = (5)

λ
j
j=1
NOTE The prime denotes a multi-layer quantity.

Figure 2 — Temperature distribution in a multi-layer wall
The linear density of heat flow rate, q , of a single-layer hollow cylinder (see Figure 3) is given in Equation (6):
l
θ −θ
si se
q = (6)
l
R
l
where R is the linear thermal resistance of a single-layer hollow cylinder, as given in Equation (7):
l
D
e
ln
D
i
R = (7)
l
2πλ

Figure 3 — Temperature distribution in a single-layer hollow cylinder
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For multi-layer hollow cylinder (see Figure 4), the linear density of heat flow rate, q , is given in Equation (8):
l
θθ−
se
si
q = (8)
l
R′
l
where R′ is given by Equation (9)
l
n
⎛⎞
D
11
e j
R′ = ⎜⎟ln (9)
l ∑
⎜⎟
2π λ D
jji
j=1⎝⎠
where
D = D
0 i
D = D
n e

Figure 4 — Temperature distribution in a multi-layer hollow cylinder
The heat flow rate, Φ , of a single-layer hollow sphere (see Figure 5) is as given in Equation (10):
sph
θ − θ
si se
Φ = (10)
sph
R
sph
where R is the thermal resistance of a single-layer hollow sphere, as given in Equation (11):
sph
⎛⎞
11 1
R=− (11)
⎜⎟
sph
2πλ DD
ie
⎝⎠
where
D is the outer diameter of the layer;
e
D is the inner diameter of the layer.
i
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Figure 5 — Temperature distribution in a single-layer hollow sphere
The heat flow rate, Φ , of a multi-layer hollow sphere (see Figure 6) is as given in Equation (12):
sph
θ − θ
si se
Φ = (12)
sph

R
sph
where R′ is as given in Equation (13):
sph
n
⎛⎞
11 1 1
R′ ⎜⎟− (13)
sph ∑
⎜⎟
2π λ DD
jj−1 j
j=1⎝⎠
D = D
0 i
D = D
n e

Figure 6 — Temperature distribution in a multi-layer hollow sphere
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The linear density of heat flow rate, q , through the wall of a duct with rectangular cross-section (see Figure 7)
d
is as given in Equation (14):
θ −θ
si se
q = (14)
d
R
d
The linear thermal resistance, R , of the wall of such a duct can be approximately calculated as given in
d
Equation (15):
2d
R = (15)
d
λ()PP+
ei
where
d is the thickness of the insulating layer;
P is the inner perimeter of the duct;
i
P is the external perimeter of the duct, as given in Equation (16):
e
P = P + (8 × d) (16)
e i

Figure 7 — Temperature distribution in a wall of a duct with rectangular cross-section
at temperature-dependent thermal conductivity
4.1.3 Surface coefficient of heat transfer
In general, the surface coefficient of heat transfer, h, is given by Equation (17):
h = h + h (17)
r cv
where
h is the radiative part of the surface coefficient of heat transfer;
r
h is the convective part of the surface coefficient of heat transfer.
cv
NOTE 1 h is dependent on the temperature and the emissivity of the surface. Emissivity is defined as the ratio
r
between the radiation coefficient of the surface and the black body radiation constant (see ISO 9288).
NOTE 2 h is, in general, dependent on a variety of factors, such as air movement, temperature, the relative
cv
orientation of the surface, the material of the surface and other factors.
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4.1.3.1 Radiative part of surface coefficient, h
r
h is given by Equation (18):
r
h = a C (18)
r r r
where
a is the temperature factor;
r
C is the radiation coefficient, as given by Equation (21).
r
The temperature factor, a , is given by Equation (19):
r
44
()TT−( )
12
a = (19)
r
TT−
12
and can be approximated up to a temperature difference of 200 K by Equation (20):
3
a ≈ 4 × (T ) (20)
r av
where T is the arithmetic mean of the surface temperature and the mean radiant temperature of the
av
surroundings.
The radiation coefficient, C , is given by Equation (21):
r
C = ε σ (21)
r
−8 2 4
where σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant [5,67 = 10 W/(m ·K )].
4.1.3.2 Convective part of surface coefficient, h
cv
4.1.3.2.1 General
For convection, it is necessary to make a distinction between the surface coefficient inside buildings and that
in open air. For pipes and containers, there is a difference as well between the internal surface coefficient, h ,
i
and the external surface coefficient, h .
se
NOTE In most cases, h can be neglected by assuming that the inner surface temperature equals the temperature of
i
the medium.
4.1.3.2.2 Inside buildings
In the interior of buildings, h can be calculated for plane vertical walls and vertical pipes for laminar, free
cv
3 3
convection (H ∆θ u 10 m ·K) by Equation (22):
∆θ

4
h = 1,32 × (22)
cv
H
where
∆θ = |θ − θ |;
se a
θ is the surface temperature of the wall;
se
θ is the temperature of the ambient air inside the building;
a
H is the height of the wall or diameter of a pipe.
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For vertical plane walls and vertical pipes, and as an approximation for large spheres inside buildings, the
3 3
convective part, h , for turbulent, free convection (H ∆θ > 10 m ·K) is given by Equation (23):
cv
3
h = 1,74 × ∆θ (23)
cv
Equations (22) and (23) may also be used for horizontal surfaces inside buildings.
NOTE This means that the same coefficient is used for all surfaces of a rectangular duct.
3 3
For horizontal pipes inside buildings, h is given by Equation (24) for laminar airflow (D ∆θ u 10 m ⋅K) and
cv e
3 3
by Equation (25) for turbulent airflow (D ∆θ > 10 m ⋅K):
e
∆θ
h = 1,25 × (24)
4
cv
D
e

3
h = 1,21 × ∆θ (25)
cv
4.1.3.2.3 Outside buildings
For vertical plane walls outside buildings and as an approximation
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