A method for producing a pre-insulated pipe, comprising inserting a length of jacket pipe (10) into a guide channel (110) having a front end (111) and a rear end (112); fixing said length of jacket pipe (10) in said guide channel (110); providing a first end (21) of a length of insulated inner piping (20), said length of insulated inner piping comprising a length of inner pipe surrounded by at least one layer of compressible insulation material (26); inserting, at said front end of said guide channel, into said length of jacket pipe, said first end of said length of insulated inner piping (20); applying an overpressure at least in an interior of said length of jacket pipe (10), around the inserted first end of the length of insulated inner piping (20); and moving said first end of said length of insulated inner piping (20) to said rear end of said guide channel (110); wherein said overpressure is such that said at least one layer of insulation material (26) is radially compressed; removing said overpressure to fix said length of insulated inner piping (20) in said length of jacket pipe (10) in order to form a pre-insulated pipe.

Embodiments of the present invention are based, at least in part, on the discovery of methods for encapsulating fragile insulation materials within polyisocyanurate foam to thereby provide a construction board having an advantageous balance of insulating properties and mechanical durability.

A heat-insulating transparent PVC sheet is formed from a PVC substrate having a thickness of 0.02-2.0 mm and contains heat-insulation pastes evenly distributed over the PVC substrate, since the heat-insulation paste contains an essential component of wolfram cesium powder (WCs) with a chemical formula of Cs.sub.XN.sub.YWO.sub.3-ZCl.sub.C and having a particle size of 0.005-2 m, the heat-insulating transparent PVC sheet has an excellent weatherability, and particularly before and after tested in 300-hour service life in line with ASTM G-154 specification, has a physical property of weatherability decay rate (%) small than 4%.

The invention relates to a multilayer thermal insulation panel for construction (100) and manufacturing method thereof. Such panel comprises: a main layer (1) in thermally insulating material which comprises a first surface (10) and a second surface (20); a first backing layer (2) of the main layer connected to the main layer along the first surface (10); a second backing layer (5) of the main layer connected to the main layer along the second surface (20). At least one of such first (2) and second (5) backing layers comprises: a reinforcement layer (3) in fibrous material, a fire-resistant (4) and thermally insulating layer, a cladding layer (6) of the reinforcement layer (3); a binding layer (7) positioned on a surface (8) of the fire-resistant layer (4) in such a way that the fire-resistant layer is sandwiched between the cladding layer (6) and the binding layer. The panel is characterised in that the binding layer (7) is manufactured by means of. a spray-applied aqueous solution of sodium silicates on the surface (8) of the fire-resistant layer (4).

A method is shown for installing a heat tube on a section of pre-insulated piping. A metal carrier pipe is covered with a first layer of foam insulation. Next, a routing device is used to cut a longitudinal slot along the length of the pipe so that the pipe exterior surface is exposed from the insulation. A heat tube is then installed within the longitudinal slot, whereby the heat tube contacts the exterior surface of the metal carrier pipe. A second layer of foam insulation is then sprayed onto the exterior of the metal carrier pipe, covering the previously formed longitudinal slot and installed heat tube. A polyolefin coating is then applied over the insulation to form a protective outer jacket for the insulated pipe.

A composite laminate structure includes a cellular core and a first laminate layer coupled to the cellular core. The first laminate layer includes a first thermoplastic layer and a first fiber-reinforced polymer layer, where a first surface of the first fiber-reinforced polymer layer is thermally consolidated to a second surface of the first thermoplastic layer. A first surface of the first thermoplastic layer is directly in contact with and bound to a first surface of the cellular core by temperature reduction of the first thermoplastic layer below a glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic layer while the cellular core is pressed against the first thermoplastic layer when the first thermoplastic layer is above the glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic layer and the cellular core is below a temperature where materials of the cellular core flow or degrade.

The biodegradable composite insulation material is a composite of wood from the date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera) and polylactic acid. The composite may have up to 50 wt % date palm wood powder of maximum particle size of 212 m, the balance being polylactic acid (PLA). The composite may be prepared by melt blending the date palm wood powder with polylactic acid pellets in a twin screw extruder at 190 C., followed by compression molding the blend in a press or the like into the desired shape for building thermal insulation, and finally, annealing the molded product for three hours at 95 C. The composite material is biodegradable, thermally insulating, water-resistant and relatively strong.

A clothes treating apparatus includes a cabinet including first and second lateral panels facing each other, and upper and lower panels connecting the first and second lateral panels and respectively forming the top surface and the bottom surface. The cabinet includes a rear panel connecting the first and second lateral panels. The cabinet includes a first base comprising a front panel fixed to the first lateral panel, the second lateral panel, and the upper and lower panels to define the front surface, and an inlet extending through the front panel. The cabinet includes a first chamber positioned inside the cabinet, and communicating with the inlet to provide a space for receiving clothes. The cabinet includes a second base including a front frame positioned between the front and rear panels, an upper frame extending from the front frame towards the rear panel, and first and second lateral frames.

The present disclosure relates generally to methods, devices and systems for insulation, e.g., of cavities associated with walls, ceilings, floors and other building structures, with foam insulation. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method for providing a cavity of a building with a predetermined amount of foam insulation. The method includes actuating a valve to begin dispensing foam insulation into the cavity, the actuation being performed by a user, the actuation by the user fixing a start time and/or a zero volume of a time and/or volume meter; then, dispensing the foam insulation from the insulation dispenser into the cavity as the time and/or volume meter counts time and/or volume dispensed; then when a predetermined time after the start time elapses or a predetermined volume of the foam insulation beyond the zero volume is dispensed as measured by the time and/or volume meter, actuating the valve to stop dispensing the foam insulation into the cavity.

A molding process includes the operation of placing insulation material comprising fibers and binder on the fibers in a mold cavity. The molding process further includes the operation of transferring heat to the insulation material to cause the binder to cure.