Now available to the building industry, just one 3 / 8 - inch Thermablok
Aerogel Insulation Strip ® (pat.pend.)
Windows Before: Double glazed PVC windows with overall U-value of approximately 1.4 W / m2K New triple glazed windows: Pozbud Passive Ultima, thermally broken timber - framed windows with
Aerogel insulation and aluminium cladding externally.
Here is a big plus... the center console tube is taller and wrapped with
an aerogel insulation (NASA Technology / Space program).
Not exact matches
While we have demonstrated novel application of the cotton
aerogels for effective haemorrhage control and heat
insulation, we will continue to explore new functions for this advanced material,» said Assoc Prof Duong.
«The heat
insulation property of the novel cotton
aerogels can be applied to various consumer products, such as cooler bags to keep food items fresh.
The thermal jacket, which weighs about 200 grams, consists of a cotton
aerogel layer embedded within commonly used fabrics to provide heat
insulation.
«As a heat
insulation material, our novel cellulose
aerogels offer a few added advantages.
Another important application of the novel cellulose
aerogels is to serve as
insulation materials for buildings.
«
Aerogels, which are among the lightest solid materials known to man, are one of the finest
insulation materials available.
Aerogels are light, porous materials that are already used in many applications, such as pollution control and
insulation.
Empa researchers have now replaced Perlite in insulating bricks with
Aerogel: a highly porous solid with very high thermal
insulation properties that can withstand temperatures of up to 300 °C (see box).
aerogel (Cabot Nanogel ® is used as an
insulation material within the LEXAN wall and ceiling system).
«What the
Aerogel particles do,» says Greg Pope, owner and president of the Righter Group in Wilmington, Mass., «is alter the surface temperature and slow heat transfer more efficiently than conventional foam and other
insulation do, thereby helping the home retain energy.»