Top 10 Blogs from 2016

The goal of the JM Industrial Blog is to create industry-specific blog articles that cover everything from new methods of corrosion testing to understanding acoustical control. The JM blog has received industry-wide recognition from NIA, and has become a reliable resource to access accurate and valuable information created to help educate and inform industry professionals. As 2016 comes to a close, we wanted to review some of the most popular blogs of the year created by various members of the Johns Manville Industrial Insulation team.  This Top 10 list counts down from number 10 to number 1, the most popular blog of 2016… 

# 10)     A SYSTEMS APPLICATION APPROACH TO CORROSION TESTING
By  Ames Kulprathipanja, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
System and “real-world” testing results are often difficult to interpret, time consuming, and more complicated... As part of our on-going focus to understand our products in various applications, we have initiated a testing program at a third-party testing agency to evaluate products and test protocols under accelerated and/or severe CUI (corrosion under insulation) conditions within a system...

#9)      A SYSTEMS APPLICATION APPROACH TO CORROSION TESTING PART 3: THE THERMAL RESULTS
By  Ames Kulprathipanja, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
We have covered the results of long-term corrosion testing in a real-world application, now review the results of the long-term thermal testing between two, thin blanket insulations…

#8)      WHY THERMAL SHIFT DECREASES THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF SILICA AEROGEL INSULATION
By Doug Fast, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
Thermal shift is a relatively new concept in the industrial insulation industry. In 2015, researchers were testing the thermal performance of several different insulations, and discovered that, after several hours of exposure to temperatures at or above 300°F, silica aerogel has a decrease in thermal performance. This decrease in performance is called thermal shift. But how and why does this occur? ...

#7)      PIPE COATINGS AND XOX: A BELT-AND-SUSPENDERS APPROACH TO COMBATING CUI
By Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group Editors
There is no single fix to corrosion under insulation, but there are materials that can help in the fight. While most of us have heard of pipe coatings, many don’t know about XOX, the corrosion inhibitor that acts like a coating...

#6)      5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SAFE TO TOUCH STANDARDS
By Doug Fast, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
In environments where temperatures can exceed 1000°F, ensuring that plant personnel are well-protected against such extremes is critical. Here are 5 ways to ensure systems are designed to meet safe-to-touch temperature standards...

#5)      AN INTERVIEW WITH OLIVER HILLS
By Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group Editors
We sat down with Oliver Hills, Director of Technical Services at Pittsburgh Corning FOAMGLAS® and the co-presenter for our upcoming webinar on CUI, to learn a little more about his background and experience in the insulation industry – read what Oliver has to say about the Knowledge Gap, CUI, and other key topics…

#4)      THE SCIENCE BEHIND CORROSION
By David Shong, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
A basic understanding of the science behind corrosion helps equip one to make more informed decisions about how various insulation products interact with metals to either induce or inhibit corrosion.

#3)      ACOUSTICAL CONTROL: UNDERSTANDING INSERTION LOSS PART 1
By Doug Fast, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
Utilizing resources like the ISO15665 guide helps give engineers some foresight into the acoustical performance of their system design…

#2)      DIESEL GENERATOR EXHAUST PIPING – UNIQUE CHALLENGES CALL FOR SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS
By Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group Editors
Extreme temperatures and high vibration are two challenges when insulating exhaust piping for diesel generators. Here are two products recommended to combat these conditions…

#1)      A SYSTEMS APPLICATION APPROACH TO CORROSION TESTING PART 2: THE CORROSION RESULTS
By  Ames Kulprathipanja, Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group
Earlier this year, we conducted testing at a third party agency to better understand the corrosive potential of insulation in real-world applications, and the results are in. Read more to learn about what the tests revealed and how it compares to current ASTM test results…