Foam or Cellular Glass

Foam Glass is one of the most recent insulating systems in the documentation and technical specification of oil & gas refineries, petrochemical, and power plants as a priority of hot & cold insulation systems.

Foam glass is a convenient alternative to Rock Wool or PIR & PUR according to its advantages such as high Compressive & Flexural Strength, Water & Vapor Barrier, Use on the floor of tanks and underground pipelines, Extreme Chemical Resistance, Non-Destruction of the Environment & Ozone Layer.

It’s a kind of cold insulation in n which the temperature ranges from -268 to + 427 ℃ and is produced exclusively of glass, with some other additives in its composition acc. to ASTM C552 in basic block form. Blocks are fabricated into a wide range of shapes, thicknesses, densities, and sizes to satisfy industrial insulation requirements. Cellular/Foam glass is the only insulation that is workable for heat and cold applications.

• No deterioration of thermal conductivity
• Vapor and water resistant
• Dimensional stability
• Chemically neutral
• High compressive strength
• Resistant to insects and rodents

Foam Glass Board Insulation of this company is prefabricated in board and block shape This close cell insulation is convenient for board surfaces such as walls and doors also tanks at low temperatures, cooling systems, and different industries such as refinery oil, power plants, and buildings.

In particular, in the building industry, cellular glass board with different coatings can be produced as follows:

Cellular Glass coated with Aluminum Foil

Cellular Glass coated with Plaster

Cellular Glass coated with Bitumen

Application:

• Petrochemical, oil and gas refinery, power plants, and building industry
• Barrel, sphere, tank in low temperature
• Cooling system
• Heat Exchanger
• Pressure Vessels
• Wall, Door, Floor, Roof

Features:

• • Supreme compressive, tensile, and flexural strength
  • Water and vapor barrier
  • Excellent thermal shot resistance
  • Good sound absorption
  • Excellent thermal stability
  • Lightweight
  • Chemical resistance
  • Use to insulating of heat and cold application

Foam Glass pipe close cell insulation is convenient for steam systems underground networks, hot and cold water pipelines, coastal sites, and different industries such as refinery oil, power plants, and buildings.

Application:

• Pipelines, equipment, cold and cryogenic process
• Insulating for outdoor or underground conditions
• Insulating for steam pipes and hot process
• Insulating for the process with hot and cold fluctuation
• Building, Construction, and, Industry

In addition, to produce foam glass insulation boards and pipes, the company is capable to produce different shapes, densities, sizes, and thicknesses.

Different shapes are Cap, Flanges, Elbow, and Conversion and … which are manufactured according to customer order.

Cellular glass is obtained from the collection of recycled glass, which undergoes processes of cleaning and grinding.

During the cooling phase, we can obtain two separate products: the cellular glass board, used as insulation pipe and panels for walls and floor, and the cellular glass gravel, used as the insulating element in the floors and the crawl space, and as a lighting element.

You get in this way a raw material 100% natural, environmentally friendly and, sustainable, gravel cellular glass.

Foam glass aggregate is a natural insulation material for underground structures that saves energy, insulates, and contributes to a comfortable indoor environment. It is both economical and environmentally sound.

Features:

• Excellent Insulation Values
• Incredibly Strong
• Non-Capillary, Non-Combustible
• Permanently Stable
• Environmentally Friendly
• Saving Time and Money

• Both types are widely used in industrial, residential, and commercial buildings and constructions to reduce energy consumption.
• The temperature service of Mineral Wool is -18 to 649 C and it is -268 to 427 for Cellular Glass.
• Cellular Glass has extremely high compressive strength (Up to 827 KPA) and Mineral Wool is 48 KPA at maximum.
• Mineral Wool is accounted as Hot Insulation while Cellular Glass is known as both Hot and Cold Insulation, this is one of the major factors in cold regions.
• Cellular Glass has a much longer lifespan than Mineral Wool.
• Cellular Glass is Eco-Friendly while Mineral Wool has a harmful environmental effect.
• Water Absorption of Cellular Glass is a maximum of 0.5% volume and 2% for Mineral Wool.
• Cellular Glass is completely resistant to animals and insects.
• Cellular Glass is completely non-combustible.
• Surface Burning Characteristics of both is as follows:

Mineral/Rock Wool Panel:

Flame Spread Index: MAX 25

Smoke Developer Index, 50

Cellular Glass Board:

Flame Spread Index: MAX 5

Smoke Developer Index, 0