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ceramic coating vs mineral wool insulation

ceramic coating vs mineral wool insulation

ceramic coating vs mineral wool insulation

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How effective is a ceramic coating when compared to traditional aluminum-clad mineral wool?  I have no experience with the ceramic coating but from the literature I have read it seems to have excellent resistance to radiant heat but poor performance due to conductive heat transfer.  Our application involves low Delta-T's, for tanks located indoors (i.e. no UV exposure).  The tanks contain a fluid that must be maintained in a narrow temperature range year-round.  As I said I have no experience with ceramic coatings but my gut feeling is that they would not be very effective in this application.  Can anyone provide thoughts and/or experience on this issue?

RE: ceramic coating vs mineral wool insulation

You might get better results posting in the ' Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics engineering Forum' http://www.eng-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=391

I would think that if you need to maintain a narrow temperature margine year around, you'd best go with steam or electric trace and insulation.

NozzleTwister
Houston, Texas

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