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ceramic coating versus mineral wool insulation?

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NCCaryME

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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?

 
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