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Steam Covers

Smart solutions for hot situations: Cool to the touch FRP GRP covers for steam systems

Innovating efficiency and safety

The thermal gradient properties of Fibrelite’s composite steam covers significantly reduce the heat transfer from the inside of a steam vault to the top surface of the cover. The surface temperature of a Fibrelite steam cover will be slightly above the ambient temperature at street level even when subjected to extremely hot temperatures on the underside. Fibrelite’s composite access covers have been tested to temperatures up to 400°F while still maintaining their “cool to touch” properties and ability to support vehicular loads.

Fibrelite's cool to touch composite steam covers for safer city sidewalks and campuses

District energy systems, which supply steam heating in the downtown areas of cities and on university and college campuses, are increasingly concerned about the hazards of hot cast iron manholes. This concern is especially prevalent in warmer weather when pedestrians or students are wearing less protective footwear. Fibrelite’s FRP GRP composite covers were originally specified by municipal district energy systems in Boston and Philadelphia due to these concerns. Many other district energy systems and universities in both the United States and Canada have since followed suit.

Fibrelite's composite steam covers can be molded moulded to include manhole type and identification

Any of Fibrelite’s line of composite steam covers can include molded moulded lettering that can be used to identify it as a steam vault and/or the manhole’s location or identification information.

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Indiana University, Bloomington

Indiana University approached Fibrelite looking for steam rated manhole covers for new vaults and in replacement of existing covers on the Bloomington campus.

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