Why is Dragon Jacket Pipe Insulation the Ideal Choice for Bridge Projects?

Because It Solves ALL the Problems

(and we mean ALL of them!)

If you’ve ever been involved in a construction project, you know that sometimes what is good for one aspect of the project is not so good for others. Very often, in order to please one person or meet the stipulations of one interested party, some other part of the job gets impacted – and not in a good way.

This is the unfortunate reality that comes with dealing with traditional insulation products. Whether it’s fiberglass, mineral wool, foam, or flexible glass, if you’re responsible for keeping bridge pipeline insulated, you’ve likely encountered one (or more) of the following problems:

As a municipal representative planning a bridge insulation project, you are likely more concerned about capability, cost, and long-term maintenance than you are about ease of installation. If you’re an engineer, you’re perhaps more concerned with heat transfer and R-value than you are with maintenance. If you’re a contractor, you’re probably most interested in ease of installation for the safety of your team and your ability to meet your job completion deadlines.

When it comes to complex projects like bridge construction and maintenance, there are a lot of opposing interests at work.

If only there was an insulation product that could meet everyone’s needs…
Well, guess what? There is.

Dragon Jacket Insulation is the Ideal Solution for Bridge Projects – And Here’s Why…

Insulation protects pipes from expensive disasters like leaks and spills that impact the environment as well as public health and safety. When you are responsible for maintaining a bridge pipeline carrying water or sewer over a river or overpass, failure is not an option, and therefore insulation is a necessity.

There are an Endless Number of Ways that the Insulation Can be Damaged, and Dragon Jacket Protects Against Every One of Them

Dragon Jacket Insulation was designed to perform in harsh conditions like those found on bridge spans. In fact, no other industrial insulation product on the market today offers the same level of durability, re-usability and thermal stability. In the extreme environment of bridges, Dragon Jacket reliably performs day in and day out. Plus, Dragon Jacket Insulation is designed to last decades, and it’s easy to remove, inspect and reinstall. This cuts down on replacement and maintenance costs over time saving you big money over the long term.

When you’re the engineering firm selected to design a bridge pipeline project, you need insulation material that will match the challenges of the environment. Insulation will often need to fit within custom spaces, small places, and awkward configurations. It will need to have the correct R-value specifications to prevent freezing, and it will need to be engineered to withstand the exposure and structural displacement that comes with being installed on a bridge pipeline.

Dragon Jacket Insulation Checks Every Box

There is no need for piecemeal application. Our comprehensive selection of bridge componentry includes straights, hangers, saddles, supports, and flexible connection covers. Plus, we provide custom solutions for awkward shapes if there is ever a need.

Dragon Jacket’s static R-value maintains thermal stability for processes operating above or below ambient temperature, while our patented fully encapsulated system will not compromise the integrity of carbon- or stainless-steel systems.

We support our engineer-partners throughout the entire project design and implementation process. Answers to questions and concerns are always just a phone call away.

STATIC R-VALUE
12.53 PER 2 INCHES

STATIC K-FACTOR
0.174 BTU-IN/HR-FT2-F

OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE
-60˚F TO +350˚F
DEPENDING ON COATING

The plans are drawn, the budget is set, the deadlines are tight, and the expectations are high. As a contractor, the last thing you need is an insulation product that is hard to work with. This is where Dragon Jacket Insulation really shows its unique capabilities. Standard fiberglass insulation is floppy, dangerous, and difficult to work with; plus, it requires encapsulation, which means more parts, more steps, more time (and more money…)

Made of closed-cell foam fully encapsulated by 100% polyurea, Dragon Jacket is the one-and-done solution that is notably – remarkably – easy to install. In fact, it’s so easy to install that no special crew or tools are required. Just about any member of your existing crew can do it by simply securing the insulation with metal bands or zip ties and calling it a day.

Because Dragon Jacket installs 16x faster on average than competing products, has fewer components, and is less awkward to handle than other options, your team will spend less overall time installing, which will improve the safety of your entire operation as your team works at dangerous bridge heights.

Want to see for yourself just how easy Dragon Jacket is to install? Check out this pipe-in-pipe bridge project on behalf of Whitworth Water District in Mead, Washington