Thermal Models for Industrial Equipment

Q: What information is needed to build a model?

The model uses equipment geometry, operating and ambient temperatures, access requirements, operating hours, energy price and the agreed insulation specification.

Exposed and insulated, side by side

Your hours, your fuel price

Access reviewed before manufacture

Interactive Kannegiesser dryer model comparing exposed and insulated surfaces

Before manufacture, we turn the agreed survey dimensions and operating temperatures into an interactive equipment model. It compares exposed and insulated states, shows the proposed removable sections and lets your team test operating hours, energy price and insulation inputs in the browser.

Interactive Bosch steam boiler model with proposed removable insulation

Each model starts with the equipment geometry: casing sections, doors, hatches, valves, penetrations and the routes technicians need for inspection and maintenance. The visual layer makes the proposed module boundaries and access strategy clear before anything is made.

Detailed equipment studies use steady-state methods aligned with ISO 12241 and ASTM C680, including convection and radiation. The assumptions remain visible beside each calculator so the result can be reviewed, reproduced and updated when plant data changes.

What we model for you

Interactive Cochran shell boiler model comparing exposed and insulated states

Interactive industrial laundry model with equipment and plant inputs

Interactive brewery bottle washer model comparing exposed and insulated roof sections

Boilers and steam sets

Review the equipment geometry, heat-loss inputs and proposed removable sections for package and shell boilers.

Bosch boiler model Cochran boiler model

Open boilers hub

Laundry and dryers

Compare equipment surfaces, maintenance access and the effect of site-specific operating inputs across an industrial laundry.

Tumbler dryer model Flatwork ironer model

Open laundry hub

Breweries

Explore brewhouse and packaging equipment with editable energy, operating and insulation assumptions.

Brewery cooker Bottle washer Tunnel pasteurizer

Open brewery hub

Method and evidence

A reviewable engineering model

The model separates equipment geometry, thermal assumptions and commercial inputs. Dimensions and access requirements come from the survey brief. Operating temperatures, ambient conditions, air movement, hours and energy price remain visible and editable.

Detailed equipment studies use the same documented calculation approach as the Inzonex engineering calculators: steady-state heat transfer, temperature-dependent insulation conductivity, convection and radiation. The model is a feasibility estimate; project values are confirmed against the agreed site data and final design.

Read the calculation methodology Review the published engineering preprint Request a thermal survey

What is an Inzonex interactive thermal model?

It is an equipment-specific browser model that compares exposed and insulated states, proposed removable sections, access routes and editable operating inputs.

What information is needed to build a model?

Equipment geometry, operating and ambient temperatures, access requirements, operating hours, energy price and the agreed insulation specification.

How is heat loss calculated?

Detailed equipment studies use steady-state engineering methods aligned with ISO 12241 and ASTM C680, including convection and radiation. Assumptions remain visible beside the calculation.

Are the model results a guaranteed project saving?

No. The model is a feasibility estimate. Project values are confirmed against the agreed site survey, operating data and final insulation design.