(20Mx1.2Mx50mm) Fiberglass (Glasswool) Insulation in Ethiopia (+254 722 293 517)

Ryden Capital Engineering Limited is the leading direct importer and distributor of high density fiber glasswool insulation blankets in Kenya and Eastern Africa. Our rolls cover a big surface area and comes in dimensions of upto 20Mx1.2Mx50mm with foil on one side.

Get in touch with us to place order through +254 722 293 517 or email us via info@rydencapitalengineering.co.ke 

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Fiberglass insulation blankets have continued to rise in demand due to their versatile applications, affordable prices and availability. Fiberglass insulation involves the use of the glass wool blankets to stop the transfer of heat or sound from one surface to another.

Since fiberglass blankets are made from glass fibers and plastic matrix, it is a poor conductor of heat making it suitable for insulation. Fiberglass blankets have R-value of 2.5 – 3.0 per inch, thus making them suitable for insulation in many places. Additionally, it is important to note the fiberglass insulation rolls have a thermal resistance of 410°C, which makes them suitable for application in diverse places. The fiberglass blankets sold in Kenya have a layer of aluminum foil which makes the blankets more efficient in stopping the radiant heat.

Fiberglass blankets are made from extremely fine fibers of glass that are span into blankets rolls or batts. Fiberglass in used industries and domestic applications for mainly two things:

1) Thermal Insulation

2) Sound Insulation.

What is Fiber Glass Wool?

Fiber Glass wool is an insulating material made from fibres of glass arranged using a binder into a texture similar to wool. The process traps many small pockets of air between the glass, and these small air pockets result in high thermal insulation properties. Glass wool is produced in rolls or in slabs, with different thermal and mechanical properties. It may also be produced as a material that can be sprayed or applied in place, on the surface to be insulated.

How does Fiber Glass Wool Function?

Gases possess poor thermal conduction properties compared to liquids and solids,and thus makes a good insulation material if they can be trapped in materials so that much of the heat that flows through the material, is forced to flow through the gas.  In order to further augment the effectiveness of a gas (such as air) it may be disrupted into small cells which cannot effectively transfer heat by natural convection. Natural convection involves a larger bulk flow of gas driven by buoyancy and temperature differences, and it does not work well in small gas cells where there is little density difference to drive it, and the high surface area to volume ratios of the small cells retards bulk gas flow inside them by means of viscous drag.

In order to accomplish formation of small gas cells in man-made thermal insulation, glass and polymer materials can be used to trap air in a foam-like structure. These air-trapping property is the insulation principle used glass and rock wool.

Characteristics of Fiberglass Insulation

• Glasswool products are non-combustible and positioned for operating temperatures up to 300°C.
• It is made of 80% recyclable materials
• Is poses no health hazards
• It is lightweight and easy to install
• Glass wool will not promote mould growth or vermin infestation
• It is non corrosive to metal

Applications of Fiberglass Insulation

• 1. Pipe Insulation (Lagging): Due to their flexible and lightweight nature, fiberglass rolls are used in lagging pipes in the various industries. their thermal insulation properties allow them to be used to insulate pipes of temperature ranges of from 0^oC to 410^o C. This makes them ideal to industries that deal with chemicals or steam pipes.
  2. Tank Wrapping: Industries dealing with fuels or other flammable fluids use fiberglass blankets or rockwool blankets to keep them cool. The flexibility of glass wool blankets allows them to used on both even and uneven surfaces.
  3. Cold Rooms and Shipping Containers: Companies dealing with perishable goods such as horticultural produce or other products that require to be kept at low temperature require cold rooms. Fiberglass blanket form an important material in the construction of cold rooms due to low cost and thermal insulation properties.
  4. Residential Houses and Offices: many parts of the country experience varied weather conditions i.e. hot conditions in the coastal and arid areas and cool and cold climate in the highlands. Fiberglass blankets are used in those houses to keep them cool during hot weather and warm during the cold weathers.Fiberglass Insulation on an Industrial Building
  5. Ovens, Barbecue and Fire Places: Fiberglass is one of the materials used in Kenya for oven insulation. These includes food ovens like pizza, chicken, cake, loaf ovens or industrial ovens.
  

• 1. Studios and Audition Halls: Fiberglass sound absorption characteristics are used in the construction of music studios, media studios or audition halls.
  2. Boardroom and Offices: The privacy of many offices is kept by using fiberglass blankets on the walls to ensure they are soundproof.
  3. Hospitals and Schools: Due to rapid industrialization in the country, hospitals and schools are finding themselves in the middle of noisy industries or busy roads. To make their environment conducive, fiberglass rolls are used on the walls to make them soundproof.
  4. Residential Houses: Fiberglass insulation to soundproof houses near busy roads or industries. This also includes the container and sheet houses.
     

     

  5. Entertainment Clubs: To ensure the night clubs and other joints do not disturb their neighborhoods, they are insulated with glass wool blankets.
  6. Cars and Matatus: Fiberglass is also used for vehicle insulation in Kenya. Cars and matatus with loud music systems use fiberglass to keep them soundproof. Fiberglass is also used to absorb music vibrations from harming the car.

  

• Cavity wall and dry wall insulation.
• HVAC and Air-conditioning system insulations.
• Pipe insulation.
• Over purlin roof insulation in commercial buildings.
• Suspended ceilings.
• Industrial roof insulation.
• Higher temperature insulations.
• High performance sound proofing.

Why Fiberglass?

Many industries and builders are using fiberglass in the recent years than it was in recently replacing the other insulation materials such as Styrofoam (polystyrene foam) and polyethylene foam. Some of the factors driving the uptake of fiberglass insulation blankets include:

1. Efficiency: Fiberglass rolls have higher thermal and sound insulation efficiencies than other common insulation materials available in the country.
2. Cost: Fiberglass rolls are cost effective compared to their effectiveness. One square metre of fiberglass has a price range of Sh. 700 to sh. 1000 depending on the quality.
3. Fire Rating: Fiberglass blanket is non-combustible. This makes a suitable material in residential houses and industrial applications where there is risk of fire. As a fire retardant, fiberglass will stop the spread of fire in house.