Refinery sitewide reinsulation in Arkansas, USA.
Heavy rainfall during a 45-day turnaround would normally hold an insulation phase back. Instead, Pyrogel® XTE allowed the operator to restart the unit before jacketing was even completed — finishing the insulation phase 8 days ahead of schedule.
Degraded mineral wool and cal-sil during a 45-day TAR — with heavy rain.
Hot-service piping was being re-insulated on tight TAR schedule. Weather threatened the jacket-and-finish phase.
- Degraded MW and cal-sil to replace. Across a range of pipe sizes and select equipment.
- Heavy rainfall during TAR. Would normally pause jacketing operations.
- 45-day TAR window. No headroom for weather delays.
Pyrogel® XTE allows restart before jacketing is complete.
Pyrogel®’s hydrophobicity means the insulation performs even before the jacket is on — letting the unit restart and finish-out work continue in parallel.
- Superior thermal protection and CUI defense. Across a range of pipe sizes and equipment.
- Restart before jacketing complete. Pyrogel® performs un-jacketed — finishing happens in parallel with operation.
- First Pyrogel® use at this refinery. TAR was the operator’s introduction to the product.
- Added to plant specification. Pyrogel® XTE rolled forward into upcoming Tier-3 project.
Restart ahead of jacket-out — TAR closed 8 days early.
Pyrogel® XTE’s ability to perform un-jacketed let the site decouple restart from finish-out — and the TAR closed eight days ahead of schedule. Pyrogel XTE was added to the plant spec for the next major project.
Worried about weather killing your TAR?
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