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insulation of Engines exhausts

Discussion in 'Engines' started by comship, Dec 16, 2007.

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  1. comship

    comship Senior Member

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    As I was looking in the market available materials for insulation of the Exhausts of Main Engines I have found the pyrogel 6671 by Aspen Aerogels. It seems to be a really fantastic product based on nanotechnolgy. The Italian vendor assured me that by applying this system, the emitted temperature of the exhausts shall be decreased from 650+ Celcius to 36-37 degrees Celcius.

    Does anyone has any experience of these products?
  2. HONGKONG

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    IN YOUR 3rd SENTENCE, CHANGE EMITTED TO RADIATED. DUE TO THE THERMAL CONTAINMENT PROPERTIES OF THIS PRODUCT, "EMITTED" TEMPERATURES CAN ACTUALLY BE SEEN TO RISE, WHILE INVERSELY, "RADIATED" SHOULD BE LOWERED, BASED ON THICKNESS OR DEPTH OF LAGGING APPLIED. CAREFUL STUDY SHOULD BE APPLIED TO ANY INTERFACES BETWEEN METAL TO GRP/FRP OR METAL TO PAINTED SURFACES AS HIGHER EMITTED TEMPERATURES COULD INDUCE FAILURE OF THESE CONNECTIONS. IN A DRY STACK EXHAUST, STANDOFFS AND SUPPORT BRACKETS MAY NEED (FURTHER) INSULATION AND IN A WET EXHAUST, INJECTED WATER FLOW SHOULD BE MONITORED AND BE DETERMINED TO BE SUFFICIENT BEFORE THE PIPE/GRP, PIPE/HULL INTERFACE.

    AS FAR AS THE CLAIMS MADE BY THE BUILDER, HAVE THEM PUT IN THE SPECS
  3. comship

    comship Senior Member

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    Thank you for your correction but you did not refer to the specific product
  4. CaptPKilbride

    CaptPKilbride Senior Member

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    Actually, the way I read the product spec, it reduces the surface contact temperature to 36-37 degrees celsius. Pretty important in an engine room, IMHO... less chance of a burn if hman flesh comes in contact with it, less chance of a fire in the case of a petroleum product leak.

    The product looks pretty good to me, but then again I am not an engineer. :cool:
  5. comship

    comship Senior Member

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    comship Senior Member

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    Hongkong please do not use capital letters because it seems that you are shouting
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    Not by name (the assumption being you already knew it), but by inference. (see 2nd sentence)
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    I stand rebuked.. Too too many hours in engine rooms, I do this in person also.
  9. comship

    comship Senior Member

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    You are right the correct term is not emission but radiation