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FILE NAME: Exxon (EXX) DATE: 1961 DOC#: EXX016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article - Special Insulation Goes Pipes at Aldox Unit on Pipes at Aldox Unit M HftC IM M M T f t i t M fH M l*f m M I H rl> A t Baton Roue* Roftnrry there li t continuous search for tool* and equipment that m l) moot, econom ically tod efficiently, the refinery' a u n v apecialiaed mod i. That a another way m which the iaAner> n m au u wedm and competitive For tom u im , there hat been t demand in the ccda ery (or a higbtemperature pipe maulauon uvot can ba ma&alled easily and q u*k ly Uwt will require utU maimenanco and that will peasant a food ppearance. !n lot! application* the penal type of m utation being applied to pipe at the new AJdox unit haa Ailed al) thooe requirement*. Called MeiaVOa, the prodimi m . nias^ hightemporaiursQThermobeilo J tpe Insulation prt-i^cxr ted with1 - alummum at the factor) Thermobeatoa o a trade name lor hydroua calnum aiiiretr bonded nth oi basics Aberm. T>*ermob*toa pipe kwulauon m already m uae in many units a the reanery, but it, like other type of pipe m w lalioa, requires the added installation of matnorprooAng ma terial Treated felt usually ta uaod for weathrrproedftf. though ahoet mewl haa been wwd Applying either of thane materials m a U n a eonaumwg operation In the ceee of aheet metaL ft U quite ripew- aive The uae of Metal<On eliminate the weatherprooheg operation. In- aulatan and jacket form a tingle unit, metalled m a single operation. Installation * eat) and rapid A section u mapped onto a pipe and locked in place without the uae of t t rp u . Joints are aeated wuh aiumuium "snap strap*" fattened with convention*] m ru l tripping bendi The undr*tid of thr u u p trap have been treated wan a sealing compound to make the acal water-tight Because of t u strength and cor* rq*ioo retuianc the alum-ngm alio> jacket t* alrmm mamtf-ancefree Tspecially approved by matntm nance people m the insulation' earn removabilit) for prpe rtpae end maintenance During turn* arounda. particularly Metal-On ta expected to prove Us efficiency and economy. A fter removal from pip, it can be 1 m m lto d with LtUe difficulty and no nutenol Wea. M r la ir 1 W W M l . U .V . I raiiMMU. i . a u * . a, i m i u u a to I n,. ^