╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ DECISION FLOWCHART ║ ║ ║ ║ ❓ Is thermal performance the primary requirement (cold storage)? ║ ║ ║ ║ ✅ YES ──────────────────────────▶ 🧊 Both Bulaopao and PU panels ║ ║ │ offer similar thermal ║ ║ │ performance ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ❌ NO ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▼ ║ ║ ❓ Is cost sensitivity a key factor? ║ ║ ║ ║ ✅ YES ──────────────────────────▶ 🧊 Bulaopao panel offers ║ ║ │ lower initial cost ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ❌ NO ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▼ ║ ║ ❓ Is moisture resistance critical (high-humidity environment)? ║ ║ ║ ║ ✅ YES ──────────────────────────▶ 🧊 Both offer closed-cell ║ ║ │ structure; PU slightly better ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ❌ NO ║ ║ │ ║ ║ ▼ ║ ║ ❓ Is low-temperature performance critical (deep freeze)? ║ ║ ║ ║ ✅ YES ──────────────────────────▶ 🧊 PU panel offers slightly ║ ║ better low-temperature ║ ║ performance ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ FIRE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ 🔍 Dimension │ 🧊 Bulaopao Panel │ 🧊 PU Panel │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Fire Rating │ ✅ Class B1 │ ⚠️ Class B1 │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Fire Resistance │ 0.5-1 hour │ 0.5-1 hour │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Flame Retardance │ ✅ Good │ Good │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Best For │ Food processing, │ Cold storage │ ║ ║ │ │ cold storage │ │ ║ ║ └─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ THERMAL PERFORMANCE COMPARISON ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ 🔍 Dimension │ 🧊 Bulaopao Panel │ 🧊 PU Panel │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Thermal │ 0.022-0.030 │ ✅ 0.022-0.026 │ ║ ║ │ Conductivity │ W/(m·K) │ W/(m·K) │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Thickness for │ 100mm │ ✅ 100mm │ ║ ║ │ -18°C Storage │ │ │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Low-Temperature │ ✅ Good │ ✅ Good │ ║ ║ │ Performance │ │ │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Energy Efficiency │ ✅ Similar │ ✅ Similar │ ║ ║ └─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ MOISTURE & DIMENSIONAL STABILITY COMPARISON ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ 🔍 Dimension │ 🧊 Bulaopao Panel │ 🧊 PU Panel │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Moisture │ ✅ Closed-cell │ ✅ Closed-cell │ ║ ║ │ Resistance │ structure │ structure │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Mold Resistance │ ✅ Excellent │ ✅ Excellent │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Dimensional │ ✅ Good stability │ ✅ Good stability │ ║ ║ │ Stability │ │ │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Best For │ Food processing, │ Cold storage, │ ║ ║ │ │ cold storage │ chilled storage │ ║ ║ └─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ COST COMPARISON ║ ║ ║ ║ ┌─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┬─────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ 🔍 Cost Factor │ 🧊 Bulaopao Panel │ 🧊 PU Panel │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Initial Unit Price │ ✅ Lower │ Moderate │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Maintenance Cost │ ✅ Lower │ ✅ Lower │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Lifecycle Cost │ ✅ Lower │ ✅ Lower │ ║ ║ │ (5-10 years) │ │ │ ║ ║ ├─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┤ ║ ║ │ Value for Money │ ✅ Better for │ Better for high- │ ║ ║ │ │ cost-sensitive │ performance │ ║ ║ │ │ projects │ projects │ ║ ║ └─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
🍜 Food processing, cold storage, chilled storage: Both Bulaopao and PU panels offer similar thermal performance and moisture resistance. Bulaopao panels offer lower initial cost; PU panels offer slightly better thermal conductivity.
💰 Budget-sensitive cold storage project: Bulaopao panels offer lower initial cost with comparable performance — suitable for cost-sensitive projects.
❄️ Deep freeze / ultra-low temperature: PU panels offer slightly better low-temperature performance — suitable for deep freeze applications.
🔥 Fire-rated application (Class A required): Neither Bulaopao nor PU panels meet Class A — consider rock wool or magnesium panels.
🧊 Bulaopao panels and PU panels both achieve Class B1 fire rating and offer similar thermal performance (0.022-0.030 vs 0.022-0.026 W/(m·K)).
🌡️ Thermal performance: PU panels offer slightly better thermal conductivity; Bulaopao panels offer comparable performance at lower cost.
💧 Moisture resistance: both offer closed-cell structure with excellent moisture resistance and dimensional stability.
💰 Cost: Bulaopao panels offer lower initial cost; PU panels offer slightly better performance for high-performance projects.
🎯 Scenario-based selection matters more than price comparison: Bulaopao for cost-sensitive projects; PU for high-performance projects.
🏭 SAMZOON provides both Bulaopao and PU panels, with selection guidance based on application requirements and budget for South China cold storage projects.