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Whether you need basic insulati on informati on or are designing a complex insulati on system, the Mechanical Insulati on Design Guide (MIDG) is the best resource for the novice or the experienced user alike! Find everything you need to know about the design, selecti on, specifi cati on, installati on, and maintenance of mechanical insulati on. The MIDG is conti nually updated and always has the most current and complete informati on, including handy simple calculators designed to make common mechanical insulati on calculati ons easy for users of all levels. These tools make it easy to discover fi nancial and energy savings as well as the ideal insulati on design. Please visit htt p://ti nyurl.com/micalculators.

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• Condensati on Control Calculator for Horizontal Pipe: Esti mates the thickness of insulati on required to prevent condensati on on the outer surface of an insulati on system.

• Energy Calculator for Equipment (Verti cal Flat Surfaces): Esti mates the performance of an insulated verti cal fl at surface, given the operati ng temperature, the ambient temperature, and other details about the system.

• Energy Calculator for Horizontal Piping: Esti mates the performance of an insulated horizontal piping system given the operati ng temperature, the ambient temperature, and other details about the system.

• Mechanical Insulati on Financial Calculator: Determines the simple payback period, the annualized rate of return, and the Net Present Value for an insulati on project.

• Esti mate Time to Freezing for Water in an Insulated Pipe Calculator: Esti mates the ti me for a long, water-fi lled pipe or tube (with no fl ow) to reach the freezing temperature.

• Temperature Drop Calculator for Air Ducts: Esti mates the temperature drop (or rise) of air fl owing in a duct.

• Temperature Drop Calculator for Hydronic Piping: Esti mates the temperature drop (or rise) of water fl owing in a pipe.

• Personnel Protecti on Calculator for Horizontal Piping: Esti mates maximum contact exposure ti mes on the outer surface of a horizontal pipe with and without an insulati on system to help avoid the potenti al for contact burn injuries.

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The calculators were developed as part of the Mechanical Insulati on Educati on and Awareness Campaign, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and they currently reside on the MIDG website. Visit htt p://ti nyurl.com/micalculators. The MIDG is the most comprehensive mechanical insulati on resource on the web. It answers the insulati on designer’s basic questi ons—what, when, why, where, how, and is useful for beginners to experienced professionals in the constructi on, design, specifi cati on, maintenance, and management fi elds. MIDG also links to NIA’s MTL Product Catalog, www.insulati on.org/mtl, the only online library of technical literature for the insulati on industry, searchable by product or company. The MTL Prod-uct Catalog makes the most up-to-date product informati on available in one convenient place. MIDG was developed by the Nati onal Insti tute of Building Sciences and the Nati onal Insulati on Associati on, with contributi ons from 15 organizati ons, 60 manufacturers and fabricators,

and contractors, as well as the involvement of more than 100 individuals. MIDG is intended to be an unbiased, comprehensive, living document and verti cal portal resource to assist specifi ers, facility owners, and other users of mechanical insulati on systems for a wide range of industrial and commercial applicati ons. Visit the MIDG at www.wbdg.org/midg.

APP NOW AVAILABLEThe Mechanical Insulati on Financial Calculator is also available as a smartphone app for Android phones; search the Android Market for

“mechanical insulati on” to download it free of charge. The app is based on the Financial Returns/Considerati ons Simple Calculator. This app can be used anywhere to help quickly determine the fi nancial returns related to investments in mechanical insulati on.

Nati onal Insulati on Associati on

www.insulati on.org

Nati onal Insti tute of Building Sciences

(Mechanical Insulati on Design Guide) www.wbdg.org/midg

U.S. Department of Energy

www1.eere.energy.gov/manufacturing

The Internati onal Associati on of Heat and Frost Insulators

and Allied Workers www.insulators.org

The Power of Insulati onListed below are the organizati ons that were instrumental in the development of this resource.

We encourage you to visit these sites and learn more about each organizati on.

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The Mechanical Insulati on Educati on & Awareness Campaign (MIC) is a program off ered by the Department of Energy (DOE) in conjuncti on with the Nati onal Insulati on Associati on (NIA) and the Internati onal Associati on of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (Internati onal). The MIC program goals are to increase awareness of the energy effi ciency, emission reducti on, economic sti mulus, and convey benefi ts of mechanical insulati on in the industrial and commercial markets.

In additi on to the simple calculators, the MIC facilitated the creati on of the E-Learning Modules. The E-Learning Modules are accessible at www.nterlearning.org and cover all aspects of mechanical insulati on. The modules are designed for both industrial and commercial markets, uti lizing mechanical insulati on systems for piping and equipment in both hot and cold applicati ons,

refrigerati on and other low-temperature piping and equipment applicati ons, as well as Heati ng, Venti lati on, and Air Conditi oning (HVAC) applicati ons. The data development projects assessed the commercial and industrial markets to determine how much energy and money mechanical insulati on can save, while creati ng jobs and reducing greenhouse gases.