Industrial Process
Insulation plays a vital role in the design consideration of Industrial Process equipment to provide thermal, acoustic, fire protection and safety benefits.
Overview
Industrial Process facilities such as power stations, petrochemical plants, refineries and food and drink factories will have a significant investment in process equipment to ensure consistent results. This equipment must therefore be designed to ensure controllable, efficient and safe operation.
Insulation will play a vital role in the design consideration of this equipment to provide thermal, acoustic, fire protection and safety benefits.Effective insulation of pipe work, for example, when used to control temperatures, can result in considerable savings in operating costs and the reduction of carbon emissions. Furthermore, insulation increases safety by protecting employees from coming into contact with extremely hot and cold equipment.The sound absorption properties of insulation should also be taken into consideration to prevent noisy machinery adversely affecting the working environment and creating noise pollution for surrounding properties.Specifically, insulation should be used by the industrial and mechanical engineer to effectively control:
- Operating temperatures for reduced energy costs and consistent production results
- Surface temperatures for the creation of a safe working environment
- Sound transmission for the prevention of excessive noise breakout.
Advantages
The Knauf Insulation Approach to Industrial Process
The Knauf Insulation range of products has been specifically engineered to provide high levels of thermal, acoustic and fire protection insulation for pipes, equipment and vessels forming part of industrial process plant. Each product within the Knauf Insulation range offers unique benefits, not only for the client, but for the designer, specifier, stockist, contractor and installer.
Industrial Process Products from Knauf Insulation
Rocksilk Mattress - a non-combustible rock mineral wool, faced on one or both sides with galvanised or stainless steel wire mesh, providing a firm but flexible general purpose insulating mattress. - Glasswool Slabs –a range of semi-rigid to rigid shot-free, non-combustible, unfaced glasswool slabs. These can be supplied in a range of densities from 24 to 48kg/m3 as standard.
- Rocksilk Slabs - comprises a range of semi-rigid to rigid inorganic rock mineral wool slabs, non-combustible, bonded with a high performance binder. They are available unfaced or faced with aluminium foil or white tissue and in a wide range of densities from 33 to 200 kg/m3.
- Pipe Insulation - a high quality pre-formed pipe insulation product, which is made from shot-free non-combustible glasswool. It has a factory-applied bright Class ‘O’ facing with a self-adhesive overlap.