What Thermal Insulation mean?

It is the process of preventing the heat to pass from a field to another, and contrary prevent the cold air from going outside from inside. 

“Thermal insulation designed to reduce the transmission of heat from outside the isolated building to inside within the summer and from inside to outside in winter.

The importance of thermal insulation:

• The main objective of the thermal insulation is to keep the energy through saving consumption, where scientific experiments has proved that the uses of thermal insulation in residential and government facilities, commercial and industrial buildings is reducing the electric power rates up to 50%.

• Create a comfortable and refreshing atmosphere and raising the level of comfort for users of the building throughout the year.

• Protection of furniture and electrical appliances and electronics from the high temperatures and changes ongoing.

• Maintain the building temperature appropriate for a long time without having to run air conditioning for long periods of time.

• Allows the use of air conditioners with a small capacity, thereby reducing energy costs and hardware being used.

• Reduce the use of air-conditioning, which reduces the impact on psychological health and rights because of noise from the operation of such devices.

• Thermal insulation works on the protection and safety of the building from weather changes as it reduces the temperature difference resulting from the rise in temperature because of the sun during the day and low night temperature and cause high differences in temperature between day and night to bring about stress to the walls of the building and other parts such as windows deprives the natural and mechanical properties and can lead to the cracks.

• Lead to reduce the thickness of the concrete walls and ceilings to reduce heat transfer to inside the building.

• To provide the burden on the power stations and distribution networks.

How to choose insulation materials ?

There are many factors have to be taken in consideration when choosing the type of thermal insulation materials, which are for example:

• Insulation material has to have low thermal conductivity, and high thermal resistance.

• Insulation material has to be a long life material.

• Insulation material should not be affected by insignes.

• High resistance to water elaborating.

• High resistance to have a very less water absorption.

• Is not affected by the time, which means excellent quality and good production procedure.

• Some type can be manufactured in many colors according to the factory, which give no importance to the color when choose this type.
   

Expanded Polystyrene

Expanded Polystyrene is one of the most famous type of material using in the world, it is used in different sectors in industries and Agriculture and medical applications and more else. Expanded polystyrene is one the pioneers application in thermal insulation and has been in use for many years in a big rang in its field because of its ability in insulation for long time and never affected by the time it is also never worn out and remain in the building for its life that is only if it is produced according the proper and controlled procedures in production line. It is produced by molding it through injecting the material in molds after the PR expansion which will make a closed cell very light in weight and has long thermal insulation and even it remain as it is will never change if it used properly.

Extruded Polystyrene

XPS is one of the best for both general and specialized applications. Its excellent resistance to moisture, imperviousness to rot, mildew and corrosion, controlled compressive strength and ability to maintain insulating power make XPS foam a premiere insulating material for commercial, industrial and residential structures. The closed-cell structure and lack of voids in XPS helps the foam to resist moisture penetration better than other types of insulating materials. In fact,.

Polyurethane

Polyurethane is distinguished by a factor of low thermal conductivity, made in the form of plates covered on both sides with bitumen paper or aluminum foil or asphalt felt , and is used in insulating roofs and walls, it's also made in various forms to isolate the pipeline. Polyurethane easy to use and apply, lightweight but strong and bear the mechanical stresses, resistance to acids, chemicals, bacteria, and its fire retardant.

Rock wool

Rock wool is produced from volcanic basalt rocks after melted at very high temperatures up to 1500 degrees Celsius, and then spun in a double-spinning to fibers or filaments accurate and smooth. It's manufactured in the form of semi-solid or solid plates or blankets, mattresses, felt, pipes and loose wool. Rock wool is characterized by high ability to fire proofing it is non-flammable, and the method of manufacture of fiber makes it sound insulation, high efficiency in addition to being an excellent thermal insulator. It can be provided with different facing materials to help improve its performance in various applications like: aluminum foil, bituminized paper, glass veil, polyethylene bags and so on.