Saturday, October 25, 2014

The Applications Of Fiberglass Insulation

By Barun Kumar


Fiberglass which is also known as glass wool is mainly a plastic that is enforced with glass referred to as glass-fiber reinforced plastic. Fiberglass insulation therefore involves sealing and insulating homes or industries using the glass-reinforced plastic. Fiberglass is normally a very versatile material and has excellent properties such as being weather resistant, light and strong. It also comes as varieties of surface textures.

There are two major categories of the fiberglass one being the continuous fiber that is basically used in textile and lawn industries. The other variety is mainly used in making products such as lamination materials and blankets. Before the modern application of fiberglass, it was majorly used in manufacture of aircraft radomes. These were strong structures that were doom shaped made to protect a microwave such as a radar.

Other usage of the fiberglass have been derived such as building of boats and sport car bodies, whose usage dates back to almost a decade ago. This usage has boosted the automotive and sport production firms to make durable products for consumers. Carbon fiber has also been made and its application in aircraft production is very effective. This is because the carbon fiber is lightweight and is very strong in both weight and volume.

Fiberglass is also employed in shrouding the antennas in telecommunications industry. Shrouding is a coating process and fiberglass is a good choice as it is very permeable to radio frequency signals. The glass wool also has less signal attenuation or interruption meaning that signals are not lost during communication.

Fiberglass is also used to cover other equipment where signal reception is not a priority, especially in cabinets and steel support structures. The flexibility of the fiberglass where it can be molded or painted to blend with other surfaces makes it the best choice. It can also be included in making sheet-form electrical insulators normally found in power related products. The lightweight and durability factor makes it a good raw material in making protective gears such as helmets and masks.

In domestic usage, the fiberglass can be used in making storage tanks. These may come with different specifications based on the usage of the tank. Tanks with high volume capacities of even 300 tonnes can be derived for storing fluids such as commercial oil or chemicals. The tanks are however made from strong woven filament fiber to ensure durability.

The glass-reinforced and durable plastics are also used to make house-building raw materials such as the door surrounds, roofing laminate, window canopies and sills. These inputs for house construction are easier to handle compared to metallic or wooden materials, and are easy to install. Industries that manufacture house panels can also adapt the fiberglass insulation to reduce heat loss while acting as acoustics.

Another application of glass wool is the making of water transport pipes that suit the underground usage and above the surface installations. This is favored by the fact that fiberglass pipes are resistant to weather and are non-corrosive. This ensures that the drinking water is not infected with heavy metals. The last application of fiberglass is in textile industries where fiberglass can be used as both continuous fiber to make yawn or non-continuous fiber to make heat insulators or laminators




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