【Thermal insulation and corrosion protection】Is the corrosion protection and thermal insulation of pipelines the responsibility of the process engineering department, or another department?
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Is the anti-corrosion and insulation of pipelines part of the process engineering design, or is it handled by another specialty? Do design firms have specialized engineers for corrosion prevention and insulation?
In petrochemical industry design institutes, the anti-corrosion and insulation of pipelines are generally designed by the pipeline specialty (piping).
This is how we do it: the thickness of the pipeline insulation and the type of insulation (jacket or surrounding pipe) are determined by the process requirements, while the insulation material is chosen by the pipeline specialists.
For a project, pipeline material engineers first establish unified specifications for the insulation materials to be used, based on the meteorological conditions at the project site. These specifications include the principles for selecting insulation materials, various parameters related to such materials, the requirements for insulation materials in the project, as well as tables showing the thickness of insulation materials required for different temperatures and different types of pipelines. As for the insulation form, it is determined by the process engineering team.