ZECO Pre-Insulated PIR Panel/Duct

Established in 1989 in New Delhi, ZECO Aircon Ltd has come a long way to become world
class manufacturer of Air Management Systems. We offer whole gamut of air handling solutions
for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and all other medium & large size spaces to
provide them amicable climate indoor.

Mankind’s blind pursuit of comfort has put the earth on risk. So coming with sustainable
products that are not just comfort centric, but environment-sensitive as well, has been the bottom
line of ZECO’s philosophy. To actualize this vision, we are using our global resources and skills
to develop quality products that offer perfect indoor comfort without staining the outdoor.

We manufacture innovative range of HVAC Equipments at our hi-tech machinery imported from
Italy, Japan & USA. Bracing the practice of energy efficiency and a safer healthier environment
ZECO has come up with new product “PIR Pre-insulated panels” for duct to stand with the
global change.

ZECO PIR panels are manufactured on word class fully automatic imported machineries. These
panels have excellent thermo insulation properties coupled with extreme light weight that’s why
globally PIR duct is preferred over conventional ducting.
ZECO PIR PRE-INSULATED PANELS

PIR Panel Specification

Thickness (mm) 20 30

Panel Dimension Length (mm) 4000

Width (mm) 1200

80, lacquered Hygienic Aluminum foil Metal

Inner Face (µm)
Embossed/Smooth
Panel Facing
80/200, lacquered Hygienic Aluminum foil
Outer Face (µm)
Metal Embossed/Smooth

Density (Kg/m3) 48±2 50±2

Thermal Conductivity (W/m⁰K) 0.021

Resistance against pressure (Pa) 2000 (in working conditions)

Water Vapour Transmission (m2hPa/m) 2000

Compressive Resistance 229.7 (kPa)

Flexural Strength 1061.3 (kPa)

Apparent Closed Cell 95%

Temperature of use (°C) -35 to +110

Green technology CFC/HCFC free

Fire Classification Class O, BS-476 Part 6&7

ZECO PIR PANEL – FEATURES & ADVANTAGES

FEATURES

ZECO duct panels are made of PIR foam sandwiched between two aluminum foil facings. The
foil finish can be embossed/embossed or embossed/smooth as per customer requirement. To
be a participant of green building concept, Zeco panels duct has been proposed as an
alternative product to conventional Galvanized Iron (G.I) sheet ducting system.

ZECO duct pre-insulated system satisfies the need for projects where quick build times are
required. It is suitable for Residential, Industrial, Commercial buildings, Hospitality,
Hospitals, Institutions as well as Malls and Airports etc.

ADVANTAGES

Weight
The ZECO duct system is lightweight and can be handled easily. The weight of the PIR panel
duct is approximately 1/7th of conventional GI duct duly insulated with fiberglass insulation
and accessories.

Easy to Design
ZECO PIR panel duct can be easily designed manually or by computerized with the help of
special software. For every specified shape the software can tailor the panel to the best
possible use and reduce the wastages to the minimum.

Easy to Fabricate
ZECO duct panels are easily fabricated whether it be manually or by CNC machine. The
finished duct work fits every specified shape with minimum effort.

Air Tightness
ZECO duct has excellent hermetic qualities that improves system efficiency and reduces
running cost. This is due to the engineered connection joints that prevent any possible air
leakage.
Fire Resistance
ZECO PIR panel duct has been tested for Fire Properties & Smoke Development. The tests
meet with the international British standards, BS 476.

Vibration
The density and rigidity of ZECO duct ensures minimal vibration and reduces noise level to
the negligible.

Hygiene
ZECO PIR panel duct is very much more hygienic due to the simplicity of cleaning and
washing the outer and inner surfaces.

Aesthetic Compatibility
ZECO duct can be made compatible to any aesthetic media, where it needs to be painted to
match the surroundings. It can also be left exposed to as an extra dimension to the ceiling
view.

Weather Proofing
Normal indoor use of ZECO duct panels’ calls for 20 mm thick material with 80/80µ
Aluminum foil. For outdoors use a panel 30 mm panel with aluminum thickness 200/80
microns designed to withstand harsh weather, temperature and humidity.

Thermal Conductivity
ZECO PIR duct panels K value “0.021 W/m⁰K” is lesser then all other duct insulation
materials. So Zeco PIR panel duct is one of the best thermal insulation duct materials.

Green Building Eligibility

ZECO DUCT is CFC- free which makes this product environmentally friendly and eligible to green
building concept due to above characteristics.
APPLICATION
Zeco PIR panels are suitable for every kind of application. The description of recommended
panel thickness with respect to application is given in below table.

Application Area Panel Thickness (mm)

Air-conditioned Area
All plenum boxes and ducts should be made of 30mm
Plenum/Non-Air-conditioning Area
Exposed to Weather Areas
20 mm Thick Panel irrespective of duct sizes.
Internal reinforcement should be provided for duct
size as recommended by duct manufacturer.
thick panels.
Internal reinforcement should be provided for duct
size as recommended by duct manufacturer.
All ducts should be made of 30mm panels
irrespective of sizes.
Internal reinforcement should be provided for duct
size as recommended by duct manufacturer.

Duct Fabrication
Fabrication of duct made of PIR panels involves following steps:

1. Designing – Duct is designed as per approved drawings in consideration of minimum

wastage.
2. Cutting – In factory cutting is done on CNC machines while at site cutting is done with
specific cutters.
3. Bending – In factory we have CNC bending machine while at site manual bending
machine is used.

4. Glue

5. Folding

6. Taping
7. Silicone

8. Flanging

9. Joining

10. Supporting
DUCTING PROFILES
 PIR DUCTING V/s GI DUCTING DULY INSULATED WITH GLASS WOOL

Description PIR Ducting GI Ducting

(Insulated by Glaswool)
Insulation is done post duct fabrication.
Type Pre-insulated, Uniformity
No guarantee of uniform insulation
Approx 1/7th of GI ducting solution, so Approx 7 times heavier then PIR
Weight
lesser load on ceiling ducting solution
Thermal Conductivity 0.02 1 W/m⁰K 0.02 8-0.037 W/m⁰K
Chances to lose due to Contraction
Insulation Grip Forever
and expansion
Easier and quicker both at site as well
Fabrication Not easy like PIR
as at factory by CNC machines
Joint Gap Normally at 4000mm Normally at 1130mm
Leakage Negligible due to less joints More than PIR duct due more joints
Saves electricity almost 20-25%
Electricity cost extra almost 20-25%
Energy because of negligible leakage and low
then PIR
thermal conductivity
Minimal (0.02% after 48 hours Water absorption occurs at very higher
Water Absorption
immersion in water) rates
Excellent sound proofing hence no
Noise Acoustic insulation is required
acoustic insulation is required
No maintenance required, Any Maintenance required periodically, and
Maintenance & Repair physical damage is repairable and no if any damage is occurs then
replacement is required replacement is the only solution
Less space is required, duct can be Installation closer to ceiling is not
installed closer to ceiling because of possible because of flange and space
Space Savvy
negligible joint flange height and pre- requirement for applying insulation
insulated system and cladding
Facade Aesthetic, Appealing Less appealing
Corrosion No Chances due to humidity
Fire Safety No fire hazards No fire hazards
Precautions are required to avoid “skin
Material Handling No precaution is required irritation and respiratory system
problems”
Product Life Much More then GI Less due to corrosion
Cost Competitive Competitive