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230716-Hvac Equipment Insulation
230716-Hvac Equipment Insulation
SECTION 230716
HVAC EQUIPMENT INSULATION
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including Conditions of
Contract and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A. This Section includes blanket, board, and block insulation; insulating
cements; field-applied jackets; accessories and attachments; and sealing
compounds.
1.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: Identify thermal conductivity, thickness, and jackets (both
factory and field applied, if any), for each type of product indicated.
B. Shop Drawings: Show fabrication and installation details for the following:
1. Field application for each equipment type.
2. Removable insulation sections at access panels.
3. Application of field-applied jackets.
C. Samples: For each type of insulation and field-applied jacket. Identify each
Sample, describing product and intended use. Submit 300-mm square
sections of each sample material.
1. Manufacturer's Color Charts: Show the full range of colors available
for each type of field-applied finish material indicated.
D. Material Test Reports: From a qualified testing agency acceptable to
Engineer, interpreting, and certifying test results for compliance of insulation
materials, sealers, attachments, cements, and jackets with requirements
indicated. Include dates of tests.
E. Installer Certificates: Signed by the Contractor certifying that installers
comply with requirements.
1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Installer Qualifications: Skilled mechanics who have successfully completed
a craft-training program certified by an agency acceptable to Engineer.
Project: MBG Multi Purpose Building
Location: New Capital, Egypt
Rev: 0
C. Use accessories compatible with insulation materials and suitable for the
service. Use accessories that do not corrode, soften, or otherwise attack
insulation or jacket in either the wet or dry state.
D. Apply multiple layers of insulation with longitudinal and end seams
staggered.
E. Seal joints and seams with vapor-retarder mastic on insulation indicated to
receive a vapor retarder.
F. Keep insulation materials dry during application and finishing.
G. Apply insulation with tight longitudinal seams and end joints. Bond seams
and joints with adhesive recommended by the insulation material
manufacturer.
H. Apply insulation with the least number of joints practical.
I. Apply insulation over fittings and specialties, with continuous thermal and
vapor- retarder integrity, unless otherwise indicated.
J. Hangers and Anchors: Where vapor retarder is indicated, seal penetrations in
insulation at hangers, supports, anchors, and other projections with vapor-
retarder mastic. Apply insulation continuously through hangers and around
anchor attachments.
K. Insulation Terminations: For insulation application where vapor retarders are
indicated, seal ends with a compound recommended by the insulation
material manufacturer to maintain vapor retarder.
L. Apply insulation with integral jackets as follows:
1. Pull jacket tight and smooth.
2. Joints and Seams: Cover with tape and vapor retarder as recommended
by insulation material manufacturer to maintain vapor seal.
3. Vapor-Retarder Mastics: Where vapor retarders are indicated, apply
mastic on seams and joints and at ends adjacent to flanges and fittings.
M. Cut insulation according to manufacturer's written instructions to prevent
compressing insulation to less than 75 percent of its nominal thickness.
N. Install vapor-retarder mastic on equipment scheduled to receive vapor
retarders. Overlap insulation facing at seams and seal with vapor-retarder
mastic and pressure-sensitive tape having same facing as insulation. Repair
Project: MBG Multi Purpose Building
Location: New Capital, Egypt
Rev: 0
3. Remove insulation and covers from two small tanks or one percent of
small tanks, whichever is greater.
B. Insulation applications will be considered defective if sample inspection
reveals noncompliance with requirements. Remove defective Work and
replace with new materials according to these Specifications.
C. Reinstall insulation and covers on pumps and tanks uncovered for inspection
according to these Specifications.
3.8 EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS
A. Insulation materials and thicknesses are specified in schedules at the end of
this Section.
B. Materials and thicknesses for systems listed below are specified in schedules
at the end of this Section.
3.9 TANK, VESSEL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT INSULATION
APPLICATION SCHEDULE
A. Insulate indoor and outdoor equipment that is not factory insulated.
B. Equipment: Chilled-water air separators, Compression tanks and Chilled
water heat exchangers.
1. Operating Temperature: 2 to 24 deg C (35 to 75 deg F).
2. Insulation Material: Flexible elastomeric.
3. Insulation Thickness: 25mm
4. Field-Applied Jacket: Aluminum.
a. Aluminum Thickness: 0.6 mm.
b. Corrugation Dimension: 32 by 6 mm.
5. Vapor Retarder Required: Yes.
6. Finish: None.
C. Equipment: Chilled water pumps.
1. Operating Temperature: 2 to 24 deg C (35 to 75 deg F).
2. Insulation Material: Mineral fiber board.
3. Insulation Thickness: 50mm
4. Field-Applied Jacket: Aluminum.
a. Aluminum Thickness: 0.6 mm.
b. Corrugation Dimension: 32 by 6 mm.
5. Vapor Retarder Required: Yes.
Project: MBG Multi Purpose Building
Location: New Capital, Egypt
Rev: 0
6. Finish: None.
D. Equipment: Steam air separators, Compression tanks, Deaerators, Steam
condensate receivers not factory insulated, Steam condensate pumps and
boiler feedwater pumps.
1. Operating Temperature: 38 to 232 deg C (100 to 450 deg F).
2. Insulation Material: Mineral fiber board.
3. Insulation Thickness: 50mm
4. Field-Applied Jacket: Aluminum.
a. Aluminum Thickness: 0.6 mm.
b. Corrugation Dimension: 32 by 6 mm.
5. Vapor Retarder Required: No.
6. Finish: None.