Design Class Detail

Insulation PROJECT Date

Capacity Utilization
Design Design Class
Item
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
Process Stability Process stability Process stability Process stability insulation
insulation shall not be insulation shall be shall be provided for
provided for all climatic provided for most climatic expected extreme climatic
conditions. Some conditions. Extreme conditions. Climatic
climactic conditions will climactic conditions will conditions are not expected
affect capacity affect capacity utilization. to affect capacity utilization.
utilization.
Freeze Protection Freeze protection shall Freeze protection shall be Freeze protection shall be
not be provided for all provided for most climatic provided for expected
climatic conditions. conditions. extreme climatic conditions.
Operability and Maintainability
Design Design Class
Item
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
Energy Energy conservation Energy conservation Energy conservation
Conservation insulation shall be insulation shall be insulation shall be specified
minimized or not used. specified for for approximately a 5 year
approximately a 2 year pay out.
pay out. Small bore
piping shall not normally
be insulated.
Personnel Personnel protection Metal shields for Metal shields for personnel
Protection shall use standard personnel protection shall protection shall be
insulation materials be provided on selected extensively used to
instead of metal guards, systems. minimize risk of CUI.
accepting the risk of
CUI.
Insulation accounts for 2 - 5% of TIC. Primarily, the cost of insulation is driven by equipment scope and
piping complexity. A typical vessel costs approximately $20 per square foot to insulate. Piping costs
approximately $8 linear foot for 4” pipe, $56 for a valve, $40 for flanges, $70 for a blinding station, $32 for
elbows and tees. (All pricing is approximate and generally reflects Gulf Coast norms.)
Scope of insulation, as in the tables above, will only have 10% effect on insulation cost. Insulation
thicknesses, while a consideration, generally have little effect on cost.

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