Chilled Water Pipe Insulation Material

Failures start with design and can be aggravated by poor installation and maintenance hart explains.

Chilled water pipe insulation material. Chilled water pipe insulation. Insulation is a critical component in chilled water systems. When piping and equipment. Chilled water piping heat gain british thermal units per hour per square foot.

The polyurethane foam insulation gained 1 000 percent and more. Piping that carries water at below ambient temperatures creates a strong vapor drive toward the pipe. In miami the cost of a chilled water system insulation job at an office building was 750 000 but hart noted that the system failed before the facility was even occupied. Chilled water piping is prone to unique moisture problems and presents a demanding application for insulation.

Three of the four insulations gained moisture from the ambient air table 2. 2 0 role of pipe insulation for chilled water systems 33 f to 60 f 0 5 c to 15 6 c pipe insulation for chilled water systems is specified and installed primarily for process control condensation control and energy conservation. As a professional engineer my preferred method to evaluate various insulation products has always been field thermal performance test data. Insulating chilled water systems requires special attention.

From the july august 2015 issue. The phenolic foam insulation gained 400 percent to 1 000 percent.