Mineral wool pipe jacket

This data set has been modeled according to the European Standard EN 15804+A2 for Sustainable Building. Results are depicted in modules that allow the structured expression of results over the entire life cycle.

Rockwool is made out of sediment or magmatic rocks, essentially basalts, and different secondary raw materials. The material is melted in cupola melting furnaces with temperatures between 1.400 and 1.500°C and grinded over fast-rotating wheels. The fibres are being impregnated and made into plates or fleeces from urea formaldehyde resin. The resin bakes afterwards in a continuous tunnel furnace. Insulation board: It consists of a base layer and a so called "cover" layer. The average density is between 140 kg/m3 (total thickness of 180 mm) and 162 kg/m3 (thickness = 60 mm). This board is used for insulation of non ventilated roofing. The data sets are created per m3 of product for the different thicknesses. Insulation felt: The insulation felt has an average density of 28 kg/ m3. It is used for insulation between the rafters of a pitched roof. The data sets are created per kg and can be used for different thicknesses. Heating tube shell: The heating tube shell consists of concentric rolled rockwool to insulate heating- and hot water pipes. The heating tube shell is concealed with a gridded reinforced aluminium sandwich foil. The data sets are representing 1 m of heating tube shell. The reference flow is given in mass unit. Rock wool netting wire mat: The rock wool netting wire mat is an elastic mat made of rockwool and with a wire netting on one side for insulation of pipes and boilers. The data sets are created per m2 of product for the different ticknesses. Background system: Electricity: Electricity is modelled according to the individual country-specific situations. The country-specific modelling is achieved on multiple levels. 1.: Individual energy carrier specific power plants and plants for renewable energy sources are modelled according to the current national electricity grid mix. Modelling the electricity consumption mix includes transmission / distribution losses and the own use by energy producers (own consumption of power plants and "other" own consumption e.g. due to pumped storage hydro power etc.), as well as imported electricity. 2.: The national emission and efficiency standards of the power plants are modelled as well as the share of electricity plants and combined heat and power plants (CHP). 3.: The country-specific energy carrier supply (share of imports and / or domestic supply) including the country-specific energy carrier properties (e.g. element and energy content) are accounted for. 4.: The exploration, mining/production, processing and transport processes of the energy carrier supply chains are modelled according to the specific situation of each electricity producing country. The different production and processing techniques (emissions and efficiencies) in the different energy producing countries are considered, e.g. different crude oil production technologies or different flaring rates at the oil platforms. Thermal energy, process steam: The thermal energy and process steam supply is modelled according to the individual country-specific situation with regard to emission standards and considered energy carriers. The thermal energy and process steam are produced at heat plants. Efficiencies for thermal energy production are by definition 100% in relation to the corresponding energy carrier input. For process steam the efficiency ranges from 85-95%. The energy carriers used for the generation of thermal energy and process steam are modelled according to the specific import situation (see electricity above). Transports: All relevant and known transport processes are included. Ocean-going and inland ship transport as well as rail, truck and pipeline transport of bulk commodities are considered. Energy carriers: The energy carriers are modelled according to the specific supply situation (see electricity above). Refinery products: Diesel fuel, gasoline, technical gases, fuel oils, lubricants and residues such as bitumen are modelled with a parameterised country-specific refinery model. The refinery model represents the current national standard in refining techniques (e.g. emission level, internal energy consumption, etc.) as well as the individual country-specific product output spectrum, which can be quite different from country to country. The supply of crude oil is modelled, again, according to the country-specific situation with the respective properties of the resources.

This product can be used in construction.