Flexible aerogel composite for mechanical stability and process of fabrication
Abstract
A flexible aerogel and process of fabrication. An aerogel solution is mixed with fibers in a mold and allowed to gel. The gel is then processed by supercritical extraction, or by air drying, to produce a flexible aerogel formed to the shape of the mold. The flexible aerogel has excellent thermal and acoustic properties, and can be utilized in numerous applications, such as for energy absorption, insulation (temperature and acoustic), to meet the contours of aircraft shapes, and where space is limited since an inch of aerogel is a 4-5 times better insulator than an inch of fiberglass. The flexible aerogel may be of an inorganic (silica) type or an organic (carbon) type, but containing fibers, such as glass or carbon fibers.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873088
- Patent Number(s):
- 6087407
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- flexible; aerogel; composite; mechanical; stability; process; fabrication; solution; mixed; fibers; mold; allowed; processed; supercritical; extraction; air; drying; produce; formed; shape; excellent; thermal; acoustic; properties; utilized; numerous; applications; energy; absorption; insulation; temperature; meet; contours; aircraft; shapes; space; limited; inch; 4-5; times; insulator; fiberglass; inorganic; silica; type; organic; carbon; containing; glass; acoustic properties; energy absorption; supercritical extraction; carbon fibers; carbon fiber; mechanical stability; aerogel composite; flexible aerogel; air drying; excellent thermal; aerogel solution; /521/
Citation Formats
Coronado, Paul R, and Poco, John F. Flexible aerogel composite for mechanical stability and process of fabrication. United States: N. p., 2000.
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Coronado, Paul R, & Poco, John F. Flexible aerogel composite for mechanical stability and process of fabrication. United States.
Coronado, Paul R, and Poco, John F. Sat .
"Flexible aerogel composite for mechanical stability and process of fabrication". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873088.
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title = {Flexible aerogel composite for mechanical stability and process of fabrication},
author = {Coronado, Paul R and Poco, John F},
abstractNote = {A flexible aerogel and process of fabrication. An aerogel solution is mixed with fibers in a mold and allowed to gel. The gel is then processed by supercritical extraction, or by air drying, to produce a flexible aerogel formed to the shape of the mold. The flexible aerogel has excellent thermal and acoustic properties, and can be utilized in numerous applications, such as for energy absorption, insulation (temperature and acoustic), to meet the contours of aircraft shapes, and where space is limited since an inch of aerogel is a 4-5 times better insulator than an inch of fiberglass. The flexible aerogel may be of an inorganic (silica) type or an organic (carbon) type, but containing fibers, such as glass or carbon fibers.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
}
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