Insulation components and materials

Materials (such as rock wool) that are used as insulation have low thermal conductivity that aims to achieve the desired thermal resistance. In CADMATIC, insulation requirements are defined in Insulation specifications, and they can be defined separately for different kinds of piping objects: pipes, elbows, and reducers; T-pieces, flanges, and valves. Also any additional materials that insulation might require are defined in the specification.

• CADMATIC supports various types of insulation materials: section insulation, lamella insulation, and formed parts.

  

• Formed insulation parts are used, for example, in elbows, valves, penetrations, and insulation boxes of flanges and valves.

• Covers are used in some insulation materials to shield the material from external effects, to give it a finer appearance, or for hygienic reasons. The insulation unit contains both the insulation material and its cover (a factory-made element).

• Binding materials such as wire are used for securing insulation to pipes and other structures.

• Fasteners such as rivets are used for fastening the insulation on the object.

• Supportive materials such as rings are used for keeping the insulation in place on pipes.

Insulation materials are calculated in listings:

• Length for sections

• Area for wrapped insulation and formed parts

• Length or pieces for additional materials

• Mass

See Insulation in material listings.

Insulation is considered in collision tests. See Insulation and collision control.