Aerogels: the insulating material of the future.
Aerogele: Wärmedämmstoffe der Zukunft.
Author(s) : REISS M.
Summary
The author notes that this highly porous, very effective insulant, which is composed mainly of silicon dioxide and air, is environmentally safe, totally non-toxic and non-flammable. The results of measurements of heat conductivity of an aerogel-composite (i.e., aerogel contained, for example, in a polymer) are given. On the basis of these results and of analogies to other solid matrices (e.g., Armaflex), the energy potential is discussed using the example of an evaporator in a refrigerating circuit that is insulated with an aerogel composite, in comparison with a foam expanded with R11 or CO2.
Details
- Original title: Aerogele: Wärmedämmstoffe der Zukunft.
- Record ID : 1998-0192
- Languages: German
- Source: DKV-Tagungsbericht 23. 1996 Leipzig.
- Publication date: 1996/11/20
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Insulants
- Keywords: Thermal conductivity; Insulant; Silica; Air; Mixture; Insulation
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