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Aerogel based nanoporous fibrous materials for thermal insulation

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In this research work, the thermo physiological properties of polyester/polyethylene nonwoven composite wraps of varying thicknesses impregnated with aerogel were studied and compared. The SEM images were also taken to compare the physical configuaration of the aerogel based fibrous composites. Specific thermal properties like thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, thermal diffusivity and thermal absorptivity were measured using alambeta instrument. The air permeability of the thermal wraps was measured in air permeability tester. The relative water vapor permeability and absolute water vapor permeability was measured in Permetest. These tests were conducted to understand thermal properties, air and water vapor permeability of flexible aerogel based composites with nanoporous structure. The results of the experiments were statistically analyzed and found to be within confidence intervals.

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  1. Department of Material Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic

    Mohanapriya Venkataraman, Rajesh Mishra & Jiri Militky

  2. Department of Textile Evaluation, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic

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Venkataraman, M., Mishra, R., Militky, J. et al. Aerogel based nanoporous fibrous materials for thermal insulation. Fibers Polym 15, 1444–1449 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-014-1444-9

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