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Analysis of the Performances of a New Type of Alumina Nanocomposite Structural Material Designed for the Thermal Insulation of High-Rise Buildings

by Yue Yu^*

Eastern Liaoning University, Faculty of Urban Construction, Dandong, 118001, China

* Corresponding Author: Yue Yu. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Advanced Materials, Processing and Testing Technology)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(3), 697-709. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.021482

Received 17 January 2022; Accepted 16 May 2022; Issue published 29 September 2022

Abstract

The sol-gel method is used to prepare a new nano-alumina aerogel structure and the thermal properties of this nanomaterial are investigated comprehensively using electron microscope scanning, thermal analysis, X-ray and infrared spectrometer analysis methods. It is found that the composite aerogel alumina material has a multi-level porous nano-network structure. When employed for the thermal insulation of high-rise buildings, the alumina nanocomposite aerogel material can lead to effective energy savings in winter. However, it has almost no energy-saving effect on buildings where energy is consumed for cooling in summer.

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