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Thermal insulation materials are designed to impede heat transfer, which is mainly realized by three mechanisms, including conduction, convection, and radiation. Polymer foams utilize a unique cellular structure to simultaneously obstruct thermal conduction and convection processes, and infrared radiation can be tuned by mixing the polymer matrix with a nanofiller. Thus, polymer foams offer excellent thermal insulation properties. In this chapter, the thermal insulation mechanism of polymer foams, the structural design, influential factors, and the methods of fabricating advanced thermal insulation foams will be covered.
Thermal insulation materials are designed to impede heat transfer, which is mainly realized by three mechanisms, including conduction, convection, and radiation. Polymer foams utilize a unique cellular structure to simultaneously obstruct thermal conduction and convection processes, and infrared radiation can be tuned by mixing the polymer matrix with a nanofiller. Thus, polymer foams offer excellent thermal insulation properties. In this chapter, the thermal insulation mechanism of polymer foams, the structural design, influential factors, and the methods of fabricating advanced thermal insulation foams will be covered.
Thermal Insulation Polymer Foams
Mi, Haoyang (author)
Functional Polymer Foams ; 75-110
2025-02-18
36 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Nanoporous Foams For Thermal Insulation
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