Industrial Insulation Coating Applications

Insulation coating eliminates corrosion under insulation (CUI) while allowing visual inspection of equipment surfaces. Insulation benefits cover personnel protection, energy retention, process control, solar heat load reduction and condensation control of sweating surfces. Application costs are typically lower than traditional materials, especially on uneven surfaces.

Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)

Traditional insulation fails due to moisture entrapment due to failed covering or absorption up to the prevailing relative humidity (RH). Moisture isn't driven out until temperatures reach a minimum of about 315F. Insulation coating is effective up to the 350F and slightly higher range. Insulation coating's strength isn't so much that it's superior thermally compared to traditional materials. It's that insulation coating won't fail due to wet conditions and allows visual inspection of equipment.

Personnel Protection

This standard is based on hot surface "touch" criteria defined by ASTM C1057. Testing of our ceramic insulation coating under this standard provides specific application thickness details to meet personnel protection standards.

Energy Conservation

Ceramic-based insulation coating performs as a radiant barrier, blocking heat transfer as compared to conductive materials' slowing down heat transfer. A good analogy is how the thin oxide coating on LowE windows block UV and infrared-based heat transfer. Heat retention efficiency covers a wide range, from 20% to 80%, depending on temperatures, heat sources and conditions.

Visual Inspection

Visual inspection of equipment surfaces improves safety while reducing inspection cycles. Easier inspections result in fewer surprise maintenance and repairs that impact capital budgets.