Insulation is important for the day-to-day business of a facility. It can prevent shutdowns and disruptions in production. The new PPG Hi-Temp 808 can reduce injuries and even save lives. By reducing the amount of heat transferred from the pipe to the person touching it, this multipurpose coating can protect your most important asset: your people.
PPG Hi-Temp 808 liquid insulation maintains its insulating structure, saves energy, reduces operating costs and eliminates many issues associated with mechanical insulation. It also reduces the risk of corrosion under insulation. PPG Hi-Temp 808 maintains its insulative properties in the event of leakages where mechanical insulation may become wet and lose its insulative properties. This product is spray-applied for easy application to complex piping configurations, flanges, vessels and other areas difficult to insulate conventionally.
With PPG Hi-Temp 808, you'll see a return on your investment. These returns can include:
- Conserving energy.
- Reducing future maintenance costs.
- Coating lasts years longer than conventional insulation.
- Helping stabilize internal conditions, reducing energy needs.
- Protecting personnel (reducing recordable injuries).
PPG Hi-Temp 808 versus conventional insulation
As a spray-applied material, PPG Hi-Temp 808 liquid insulation helps facility owners and maintenance engineers reduce labor and equipment costs by enabling the use of smaller work crews, and by eliminating the need for measuring and fabricating mechanical insulation and for erecting scaffolding for installation. PPG Hi-Temp 808 also lasts longer than mechanical insulation and is easily applied, which can greatly reduce short-term repair and long-term maintenance costs. Liquid insulation can provide the same level of performance as mechanical insulation without incurring the high cost of installation and overall maintenance. When choosing the right insulation for your facility, there are many important factors to consider in assessing the total cost of an insulating system.
Heat flux
Heat flux is the rate of heat transfer through a substance. The lower the heat flux, the lower the rate of heat transfer. PPG Hi-Temp 808's low heat flux is what allows the coating to protect personnel against burns at minimal thickness. Even if it feels warm, it is not effectively transferring heat to the skin. PPG Hi-Temp 808 liquid insulation can be coated directly on metal up to 300 F, enabling process equipment to remain on line during product installation. The material conforms to complex piping, flanges, vessels and other configurations that are difficult to insulate conventionally, and it can be used as a personnel protection material to protect workers from burn injuries and exposure to high temperatures.
PPG Hi-Temp 808 liquid insulation is engineered for a range of environments, such as oil refineries; chemical, petrochemical, asphalt and ethanol plants; paper and sugar mills; offshore production platforms; and food processing facilities.
PPG is widely recognized as a world leader in protective and marine coatings, developing innovative, cutting-edge products and services that are fit-for-purpose and designed to deliver value for money and protect customers' assets in some of the world's most demanding conditions and environments.
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