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ILNAS-EN ISO 12241:2008

Thermal insulation for building

equipment and industrial installations
- Calculation rules (ISO 12241:2008)

Isolation thermique des équipements de

bâtiments et des installations
industrielles - Méthodes de calcul (ISO
12241:2008)

Wärmedämmung an haus- und

betriebstechnischen Anlagen -
Berechnungsregeln (ISO 12241:2008)

06/2008
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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)
12241:2008)
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This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 May 2008.

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Contents Page

Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3
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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text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn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.
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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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STANDARD 12241

Second edition
2008-06-15

Thermal insulation for building

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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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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
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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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