Rock Wool

Process

     Rock wool is made by melting basalt rocks blended with coke & limestone & converted them into fibre. Rock wool adopted highly advanced technology to melt raw diabase rock at high temperature to make the flowing lava spin at high speed using the latest spinning system to produce hair fine fibers which are bound together by spraying with a thermosetting resin binder. The fibers are spread on a conveyor in collection chamber using air suction to achieve uniform distribution of density throughout the surface of the end products. Impregnation of special additives to the bonded products provides water repellence property to the end products.

Importance of Thermal Insulation

    The need for efficient thermal insulation has become of paramount importance due to the increasing energy costs at high operating temperatures used in various processes & industries. Prevention of heat losses by judicious application of thermal insulation is the simplest method of achieving substantial economy in energy consumption. Thermal insulation is of course, equally relevant in Cryogenics (Cold) Applications. Rock wool products having complete thermal properties provides total solution for energy conservation.

The cost of fuels such as Petroleum, Power and Coke are increasing by the day. In the present industrial scenario, Heat saved is Money saved or Energy saved is energy produced. Conservation of Energy upto 20% can be achieved by proper insulation.

Benefits of Thermal Insulation

     Rock wool products have been proven highly effective for thermal insulation, fire protection and sound proofing which can be used in commercial and industrial applications. The key benefits of rock wool insulation are:

Properties

    Rock wool product properties

The Selection of Insulation Material

    The final choice of a thermal insulation material is an engineering decision involving a number of factors, important among them are :-