Vacuum insulation panels—From research to market

Fricke, J.; Heinemann, Ulrich; Ebert, Hans-Peter

doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2007.10.014

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“…On the market, there are a large group of products characterized by low thermal conductivity (below 0.04 W/m·K), and good thermal parameters. For building applications, the main products are: expanded polystyrene (EPS) [1] and mineral wool [2,3], which exist next to other products such as polyurethane/polyisocyanurate (PUR/PIR) [4,5], phenolic foams [6,7] or thermal insulation composites such as vacuum insulation panels [8][9][10]. The application of aerogel products is not very common due to the limited commercial products currently available, and the costs of such applications in comparison to the most popular thermal insulation materials [11][12][13].…”

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Aerogel insulation materials for industrial installation: properties and structure of new factory-made products

Miros

Psiuk

Szpikowska‐Sroka

2017

J Sol-Gel Sci Technol

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In this article the comparisons of two new factory-made Chinese aerogel products with the Pyrogel® product, all available on the market, are presented. The aerogel products are in a flexible blanket form and all products are dedicated for high temperature applications. The properties of the samples such as their dimension stability, water vapour transmission and water absorption are also described. Additionally the microstructure and chemical composition of the products are analysed using SEM/ EDS (scanning electron microscopy coupled with X-ray energy-dispersive spectroscopy). The differences in the maximum service temperature are presented. The internal self-heating of the aerogel samples is described and is compared to a similar effect observed in mineral wool samples. The results in the change of the thermal properties in a wide range of temperatures (+ 10-600°C) are shown. The obtained results are correlated with the mineral wool data. The correlation shows an advantage in a highefficiency thermal performance of aerogel products compared to other insulation materials at high temperatures. Graphical Abstract

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Aerogel insulation materials for industrial installation: properties and structure of new factory-made products

Miros

Psiuk

Szpikowska‐Sroka

2017

J Sol-Gel Sci Technol

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“…Dewar's flask a vacuum insulation, first used by Sir James Dewar in 1892 consisted of a double wall separated with an evacuated space to store liquid gases [9]. The idea was commercially employed in 1904 by Thermos GmbH in the production of vacuum flask called Thermos [10,11]. Frick et al [11] described US patent 236788 as the first precise vacuum insulation panel in which Bovenkerk [12] used an improved welding of glass fibre kernel to walls of panel envelope.…”

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“…The idea was commercially employed in 1904 by Thermos GmbH in the production of vacuum flask called Thermos [10,11]. Frick et al [11] described US patent 236788 as the first precise vacuum insulation panel in which Bovenkerk [12] used an improved welding of glass fibre kernel to walls of panel envelope. Pierre and Daniel [13] used ultrafine silica based compact granular structure for obtaining low thermal conductivity in 1979 to use it as insulating material in buildings and fields involving high and low temperatures.…”

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Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) for building construction industry – A review of the contemporary developments and future directions

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Demand for energy efficient buildings has increased drastically in recent years and this trend will continue in the future. Insulating building elements will play a key role in meeting this demand by reducing heat losses through the building fabric. Due to their higher thermal resistance, Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) would be a more energy efficient alternative to conventional building insulation materials. Thus, efforts to develop VIPs with characteristics suitable for applications to new and existing buildings are underway. This paper provides a review of important contemporary developments towards producing VIPs for such applications using various materials such as glass fibre, foams, perlite and fibre/powder composites. These materials have been used in different VIP components and their limitations have not been covered in previous review papers published on this topic. Selection criteria, methods to measure important properties of VIPs and analytical and numerical models presented in the past have been detailed. Limitations of currently employed design tools along with potential future materials such as Nano/microcellular foams and SiO x / SiNx coatings for use in VIPs are also described.

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“…Indeed, with VIPs, slim yet highly insulating facade can be achieved, as pointed out by Fricke et al [65].…”

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Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

Soares

Santos

Gervásio

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The improvement of the use of renewable energy sources, such as solar thermal energy, and the reduction of energy demand during the several stages of buildings' life cycle is crucial towards a more sustainable built environment. This paper presents an overview of the main features of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction with cold-formed elements from the point of view of life cycle energy consumption. The main LSF systems are described and some strategies for reducing thermal bridges and for improving the thermal resistance of LSF envelope elements are presented. Several passive strategies for increasing the thermal storage capacity of LSF solutions are discussed and particular attention is devoted to the incorporation of phase change materials (PCMs). These materials can be used to improve indoor thermal comfort, to reduce the energy demand for air-conditioning and to take advantage of solar thermal energy. The importance of reliable dynamic and holistic simulation methodologies to assess the energy demand for heating and cooling during the operational phase of LSF buildings is also discussed. Finally, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental performance of LSF construction are reviewed to discuss the main contribution of this kind of construction towards more sustainable buildings.

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Vacuum insulation panels—From research to market

Cited by 145 publications

References 5 publications

Aerogel insulation materials for industrial installation: properties and structure of new factory-made products

Aerogel insulation materials for industrial installation: properties and structure of new factory-made products

Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) for building construction industry – A review of the contemporary developments and future directions

Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review

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