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Hi
Rusty;
As Rick just mentioned, an industrial insulator can
probably help you as well. In our mill we have all of the steam turbines fitted
with insulating covers that are custom made. They hold up well enough &
look pretty good. Just another option.
S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm
"Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in,
Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".
Rusty,
Fiberfrax is an industrial material used for insulating boilers and other high
temp areas. You know this, I'm sure. You don't have to get it from A.S.S. or
settle for the two sizes they offer, it can be had from an industrial
insulation supplier like E J Bartells. As for recommendations for insulation
for your turbo, Find the local for the Insulators Union (International
Association and Brotherhood of Heat and Frost Insulators) and track down
a couple of the members. Ask them for a material, they put it on and take it
off every day, and they know what holds up and what doesn't. As for Fiberfrax,
it's a replacement for Asbestos and should be handled and, where used,
encapsulated just like you would asbestos. The difference between the two
fibers isn't that much and there are no long term studies to prove that
fibrefrax won't do the same thing to your lungs that asbestos is known to
do.
Rick Girard
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