{"id":6894,"date":"2013-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/exploring-insulation-materials-flexible-aerogel-insulation\/"},"modified":"2017-06-09T20:25:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T20:25:47","slug":"exploring-insulation-materials-flexible-aerogel-insulation","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/insulation.org\/io\/articles\/exploring-insulation-materials-flexible-aerogel-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Insulation Materials: Flexible Aerogel Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=MsoNormal style='120%;none;\nmiddle'><span style='120%'>Flexible aerogel insulation is a<br \/>\ncomposite of an amorphous silica-based aerogel cast into a fiber reinforcement.<br \/>\nThe fiber reinforcement may consist of a batt, a needled felt blanket, or other<br \/>\nconfigurations of fibers. The fibers themselves may be inorganic, such as glass<br \/>\nfibers, or organic, such as polyethylene. The flexible aerogel insulation<br \/>\ntypically contains hydrophobic agents and may also contain opacifiers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='120%;none;\nmiddle'><span style='120%'>Flexible aerogel insulation is<br \/>\ncovered by ASTM C 1728. The standard covers material for operating temperatures<br \/>\nbetween -321\u00b0F and 1,200\u00b0F. Materials are classified by use temperature and by<br \/>\nthermal conductivity as follows: (see figure 1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='120%;none;\nmiddle'><span style='120%'>Type III, Grade 2 conductivities are<br \/>\ntested in pipe configuration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='120%;none;\nmiddle'><span style='120%'>The standard also contains<br \/>\nrequirements for density, compressive resistance, surface burning<br \/>\ncharacteristics, exothermic temperature rise, linear shrinkage, sag resistance,<br \/>\nwater retention, water vapor sorption, flexibility, corrosiveness to steel, and<br \/>\nfungi resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='120%;none;\nmiddle'><span style='120%'>Flexible aerogel insulations are<br \/>\ntypically supplied in sheets ranging in thickness from 0.2 to 0.4 inches. Key<br \/>\napplications include original equipment manufacturer, pipeline, vessels, and<br \/>\nequipment in commercial and industrial applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"images\">\n<div class=\"figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IO130808_01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/insulation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IO130808_01.jpg\"\/><\/a><b>Figure 1<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexible aerogel insulation is a composite of an amorphous silica-based aerogel cast into a fiber reinforcement. The fiber reinforcement may consist of a batt, a needled felt blanket, or other configurations of fibers. The fibers themselves may be inorganic, such as glass fibers, or organic, such as polyethylene. 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