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EFFECTIVE THERMAL RESISTANCE COMPARISON OF AEROGEL AND MULTI-LAYER INSULATION AS RADIATIVE BARRIERS USING THE SINGLE-SIDED GUARDED HOT PLATE METHOD

Kevin W. Irick^*

Applied Technology Associates, Albuquerque, NM, 87123, USA

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Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2017, 8, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.8.2

Abstract

The Single-sided Guarded Hot Plate Method for Comparative Testing of Thermal Radiation Barriers in Vacuum was used to evaluate the performance of a variety of aerogel insulation specimens manufactured by Aspen Aerogels® against one another and against multi-layer insulation (MLI). Testing at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) shows that the effective thermal resistance, R_e, of all tested aerogel specimens are virtually bounded by the performance of 5-layer and 10-layer MLI specimens over a mean specimen temperature, T_m, range of about 270K to 315K.

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