Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a lightweight thermal insulating cellular cement-based material and a lightweight thermal insulating cellular cement-based board made thereof are disclosed. A binder, an activator, and a blowing agent are mixed to obtain a mixture. The mixture is homogenized to form a cement slurry, which is poured into a mold afterwards. With the help of the activator and an increased temperature of the mold, the cement slurry in the mold will be activated and start foaming and curing to form a cellular cement-based material. The cellular structure is constructed by decomposition of the blowing agent to form a plurality of closed-cell bubbles, which are fixed in the cement slurry during the curing. After the formation, the mold is removed to obtain the cellular cement-based material. The material exhibits high integrity fire resistance and extraordinary insulation fire resistance.
Abstract:
Concrete materials and thermal energy storage devices employing such concrete materials are disclosed herein. The concrete material may include fibers in an amount ranging from about 1 to about 2 vol. %; an aggregate in an amount ranging from about 50 to about 80 vol. %, wherein the aggregates comprises siliceous aggregate and optionally carbonate aggregate; and a cementitious material in an amount from about 12 to about 20 vol. %, wherein the cementitious material comprises a combination of about 70 to about 85 vol. % of Portland cement and about 15 to about vol. % of silica fume, wherein all volume percentages unless otherwise indicated are based on the total volume of the concrete material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to insulating composite materials comprising an inorganic aerogel and a melamine foam. The invention also relates to the production method of said materials, and to the use of same.
Abstract:
A porous ceramic structure has a porosity of 20% to 99%, and includes one principal surface and another principal surface opposite to the one principal surface. At least one cut is formed from the one principal surface toward the other principal surface. An aspect ratio of a divided portion divided by the cut is greater than or equal to 3.
Abstract:
One aspect of the heat insulator of the present invention includes a porous sintered body having a porosity of 70 vol % or more and less than 91 vol %, and pores having a pore size of 0.8 μm or more and less than 10 μm occupy 10 vol % or more and 70 vol % or less of the total pore volume, while pores having a pore size of 0.01 μm or more and less than 0.8 μm occupy 5 vol % or more and 30 vol % or less of the total pore volume. The porous sintered body is formed from an MgAl2O4 (spinel) raw material and fibers formed of an inorganic material, the heat conductivity of the heat insulator at 1000° C. or more and 1500° C. or less is 0.40 W/(m·K) or less, and the weight ratio of Si relative to Mg in the porous sintered body is 0.15 or less.
Abstract:
A structural lightweight concrete composition comprising cement, a fine aggregate such as sand, a natural coarse aggregates, such as limestone, scoria or perlite or mixtures thereof, a synthetic coarse aggregate comprising a polymeric material, such as polypropylene beads, an industrial waste byproduct in the form of fine particles, such as silica fume or heavy oil ash, a superplasticizer, such as a polycarboxylate ether and water demonstrating lower thermal conductivity and sufficient compressive strength. Concrete products made therefrom and methods for producing such products are also provided.
Abstract:
According to one aspect, a hybrid high temperature thermal insulation includes a mix of inorganic granules. The granular mix includes at least 70 weight percent porous inorganic granules in the form of expanded perlite, and at most 30 weight percent second porous inorganic granules other than expanded perlite. The hybrid insulation also includes a binder. In example formulations, the second porous inorganic particles may be made from crushed aerogel, from fumed silica, from precipitated silica, or from other substances. The hybrid insulation may be formed into preferred shapes, for example a board shape or a semi-cylindrical shape configured to fit over a round tube of a predetermined diameter.
Abstract:
A coating composition of: from 4 to 17 wt % of hollow microspheres having a thermal conductivity (designated lambda) below 0.1 W·m−1·K−1, from 0.05 to 1 wt % of at least one linear alcohol whose hydrocarbon chain comprises at least 8 carbon atoms, from 5 to 25 wt % of at least one bonding agent selected from water-dispersible or water-soluble polymers, comprising a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than or equal to 65° C., from 25 to 50 wt % of a non-hydraulic binder that is mineral and metallic fillers: having an average particle size in the range from 5 to 100 μm, from 0.1 to 1 wt % of at least one thickener, water, Use thereof and the applications thereof as smoothing and/or heat-insulating coating for walls and ceilings.
Abstract:
According to one aspect, a hybrid high temperature thermal insulation includes a mix of inorganic granules. The granular mix includes at least 70 weight percent porous inorganic granules in the form of expanded perlite, and at most 30 weight percent second porous inorganic granules other than expanded perlite. The hybrid insulation also includes a binder. In example formulations, the second porous inorganic particles may be made from crushed aerogel, from fumed silica, from precipitated silica, or from other substances. The hybrid insulation may be formed into preferred shapes, for example a board shape or a semi-cylindrical shape configured to fit over a round tube of a predetermined diameter.
Abstract:
A fine particle collecting filter includes a honeycomb structure in which a plurality of honeycomb segments are integrally joined by a joining material, and has a constitution where an exhaust gas allowed to flow from an inlet end surface into cells passes partition walls, and then flows out from an outlet end surface to the outsides of the cells. In the partition walls, SiC which is an aggregate is bound by Si which is a binding agent, at least one of an average open diameter of the pores of an inlet side of the exhaust gas passing the partition wall and an average open diameter of the pores of an outlet side is from 0.1 to 5 μm, an average pore diameter of the whole partition wall is from 10 to 30 μm, and a thermal conductivity of the partition walls at room temperature is from 50 to 80 W/mK.