CUSTOM-MADE INSULATION OF SINGULAR POINTS

TECHNITRACE can supply hundreds of models of insulation blankets and thermal covers, each corresponding to specific singular points: the closest possible fit to the dimensions and shapes of a singular point is an absolute requirement to guarantee optimal insulation. However, special adaptations often arise due to the complexity of industrial piping, making it essential to design custom-made insulation blankets and thermal covers.

Below, we have listed the main singular points for which TECHNITRACE can provide either standard or custom-made equipment based on the specific shape and dimensions of your installation. To determine the solutions best suited to your needs, contact us!

Bottle

Flapper

Clarinet

Meter

Level Controller

Flow meter

Regulator

Diaphragm

Exchanger

Filter

Level

Pump

Trap

Faucet

Separator

Probe

Valve

Vanne

If you require a quote for the insulation of specific points within your industrial piping system, please provide us with all the necessary information indicated on the “Quote Request” page.

Symbiote, a business union specializing in the energy renovation sector, has determined a list of specific points that are difficult to isolate.

1. Simple circulators (circulation pumps with a single motor or volute) suspended from the pipework, generally with a diameter less than DN 65, can be insulated (with rare exceptions). The insulating cover must not include the motor, which must remain in the open air to cool.
2. Double circulators (2 motors or volutes) are difficult to isolate due to their great geometric variability which requires a custom cover design and in this case, offer the possibility of promoting this particular and effective technical action in the CEE standardized action sheets, a specificity such as that which exists in the BAR-TH 161 and BAT -TH 155 sheets for the exchangers.
3. Ground-mounted pumps: they have a larger volume, the metal volute has generally been taken into account by the manufacturer (its radiant mass and its surface area in order to participate in the cooling of the motor when calculating the surface area of ​​its fins). Indeed, the manufacturer has generally integrated the volute into its calculations and design of the pump with an ambient temperature in the boiler room around 20°C. If the volute is integrated into an insulating cover, its external temperature will be in an environment similar to the temperature of the fluid (70°C, or even more), which could be detrimental to the correct cooling of the motor and its bearings. The company responsible for insulating this accessory (PS) must therefore imperatively contact the manufacturer and obtain their agreement. Otherwise, this accessory must not be isolated in the context of the standardized action sheet.
4. Heat flow meters include a “display” section (needle or digital dial) or a “calculator” section that should not be included in the insulating cover due to obvious reasons such as the plastic part containing the electronics, which cannot withstand temperatures above 20 or 30°C. Covers are available to accommodate this situation and allow this section to be removed from the insulating cover.

1. The 3-way valves, whose 3 ways and the actuator motor axis form a flat cross, can be insulated without major difficulty and the ranges of insulating covers exist.
2. 3-way valves whose actuator motor axis is perpendicular to the plane of the 3 ways are difficult to isolate in diameters smaller than DN 100 due to their geometry. They are eligible but they are among the accessories that can be excluded from the list of points to be isolated due to the great technical difficulty.

All singular points with cylindrical insulating covers (flanges, valves, etc.) can be insulated up to 30 mm from the walls (with or without flocking) or neighboring pipes with slight compression of less than 50% at specific points on the radial part adjacent to the wall (or pipe).

Working on ladders is not legally permitted. It can therefore be established that, beyond a working height of 3.50 m using a “gazelle,” the singular point located beyond this height does not need to be isolated and is therefore included in the list of non-isolatable points. However, if the company isolates the singular point using secure means (scaffolding), the singular point becomes isolatable and is therefore taken into account.
Singular points located, for example, in gutters, technical galleries, etc., or made inaccessible due to work carried out after their installation, are not isolatable.