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Third-Party Test Data & Validation
Emisshield's core properties and plant results are validated outside Emisshield: hemispherical emissivity measured by a thermophysical properties research laboratory, ceramic fiber performance confirmed by independent testing, a university pilot furnace and a third-party coking study in petrochemical service, and a third-party audit of a coated aluminium furnace against an uncoated control. Key results are published on this site.
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Which independent validations exist?
Hemispherical emissivity and thermophysical properties, research laboratory analysis
The directional-integrated emissivity measurement that matters in an enclosure, and the source of the site's materials-values authority. Read the analysis
Third-party ceramic fiber testing
Six tests over one month across fiber types and temperatures with twelve thermocouples. Coated modules: shrinkage under 1% against 2 to 5% uncoated; continuous-duty limit roughly 150°C higher; cold face 6 to 10°C cooler. Case study
Ghent University IMPROOF pilot, EU Horizon 2020
Independent validation in a steam-cracking pilot furnace with uncoated preheat cells as control: 4.8% fuel reduction at steady state, refractory emissivity from ~0.4 to ~0.95 confirmed by independent lab tests, 7 to 12% projected at full scale by program modeling. Case study
Third-party process-tube coking study
A major petrochemical company's continuous coking study across feeds, with a coking index confirming a large reduction in coke formation on coated tubes. Case study
Third-party plant audit, aluminium
An independent auditor compared a coated melting-holding furnace with an uncoated control over six months of production data: roughly 9% less dross, 12°C higher melt temperature despite a heavier charge, and $645,000 more casting output over four months. Case study
Controlled comparisons against identical uncoated units
Apache Nitrogen (boiler 1 coated, boiler 2 uncoated, thermal imaging and daily heat-value data); India's largest aluminium producer (furnace 2 coated, furnace 1 uncoated, measured by an independent engineering firm); Redline Industries and a grey-iron foundry (coated ladles against uncoated control ladles). Case Study Library
Clemson University pilot kiln study
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What are the core property test results?
| Property | Result | Verification |
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| Emissivity | 0.85 to 0.95, constant to 3,100°F | Independent laboratory analysis; Ghent pilot (~0.4 to ~0.95) |
| Adhesion | > 5,000 PSI (345 bar) | Standard pull testing; verified under repeated thermal cycling |
| Thermal shock | -392°F to 2,732°F in 3 seconds, no failure | Documented test protocol |
| Fiber shrinkage (coated) | < 1% vs 2 to 7% uncoated | Third-party fiber testing; field-verified at Huntsman |
| Chemistry | Water-based, non-hazardous | Product documentation |
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can we get raw data for engineering review?
- Yes. Datasets and full reports are available through Emisshield engineering or your distributor; NDAs are accommodated where needed.
- Do you test per project?
- Every project starts with a baseline; before-and-after fuel and temperature data against that baseline is how each case study is built, with an uncoated control unit where the plant has one.
- Who performed the third-party audit?
- An independent auditor commissioned by the aluminium producer; the audit examined six months of production data. Details on the case study page.