Mechanical and thermal performance of aerogel-filled sandwich panels for building insulation
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Chen, Kevin
Neugebauer, Adam Halbert
Goutierre, Thomas
Tang, Astera S.
Glicksman, Leon R.
Gibson, Lorna J.
Date Issued
March 2014
Journal
Energy and Buildings
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Elsevier
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Chen, K., A. Neugebauer, T. Goutierre, A. Tang, L. Glicksman, and L.J. Gibson. "Mechanical and thermal performance of aerogel-filled sandwich panels for building insulation." Energy and Buildings 76 (June 2014), pp. 336-346.
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Abstract
Monolithic silica aerogels provide exceptional thermal insulation but have low mechanical properties. For instance, their flexural strength is typically 0.03–0.08 MPa. Here, we report on the development of a truss-core sandwich panel filled with compacted aerogel granules, designed to provide both mechanical support and thermal insulation. Mechanical and thermal properties of the sandwich panel prototype were measured and compared with theoretical models available in the literature. The models give a good description of the properties of aerogel-filled truss-core sandwich panels.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.041
