CUI
Combat CUI: Major Advancements in Material Standards, Insulation Features and Metal Jacketing
To implement an effective strategy to prevent CUI, engineers, specifiers and facility operators need to consider the elements of an entire...
The Role of Metal Jacketing in CUI
There is no standard method to prevent corrosion under insulation (CUI), only a series of best practices, which when followed properly...
Top 5 Considerations when Coating High-Heat Surfaces
Learn the five major considerations you should make before coating a high-temperature surface.
Third Party Long-Term Testing: CUI & Thermal Results
See the results of an independent research and development organization that recently designed, built and tested fully insulated assemblies...
The Detrimental Effects of Wet Insulation in the CUI Range
A review of a 40-year case history at two massive Gulf Coast refinery complexes in the U.S. exposes how drastically water-absorbent...
A Two-Step Solution to the High Cost of Corrosion Under Insulation
The direct and indirect costs of corrosion under insulation (CUI) are substantial. Aging infrastructure contributes to the total cost. A...
Combating Wet Insulation and CUI with Aerogel Coatings
Moisture causes insulation to lose its effectiveness. The author’s experiment reveals how a duplex system that combines an aerogel coating...
Two Promising New Coating & Insulation Technologies for CUI Mitigation
New coating and insulation technologies offer solutions that address the root causes of CUI while ensuring that insulation materials...
Q&A: David Shong on the New CUI Test Method ASTM C1617
An in-depth interview where David Shong explains the new CUI test method ASTM C1617 and discusses how the company’s XOX corrosion inhibitor...
Q&A with David Shong: Views on CUI & Hydrophobic Insulation
An exclusive interview with a representative from Johns Manville Industrial Insulation Group on the causes of corrosion under insulation...