Papers by Keyword: Vacuum Insulation Panel

Abstract: This paper includes analysis on the recent advancement of glass fiber core based vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) in China, including the experimental development of mixed ultrafine fiberglass prototype core material consisting of Centrifugal and Aerocor glass wool mixture at different ratios. Pore sizes exhibited by these prototypes generally range between 15-25μm. Extensive centre of panel thermal conductivity (K_cop) were performed from which thermal performance graphs were extracted and analyzed prudently. K_cop analysis verified superior performance of the prototypes over traditional glass fiber core samples, hinting greater service life. The study concludes that in order to optimize the long term performance of current industrial glass fiber core material reduction of pore size at less than 10μm range as well as reduction of x-z axis fiber orientation angle to less than 450 would potentially decrease core structural sensitivity towards both gaseous and solid conductivity at increase of internal pressure.

Abstract: Vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) are regarded as one of the most promising high-performance thermal insulation solutions on the market today. In this paper, a novel structure, i.e., honeycomb glassfiber mat was proposed as the core material of VIP. The honeycomb glassfiber mat was composed of glass wool mat and glassfiber chopped strand mat. Among them, 70% centrifugal glass wool and 30% flame attenuated glass wool were mixed together to form the 0.5mm-thickness glass wool mat, while thirteen holes with diameter of 10mm were opened uniformly on the surface of glassfiber chopped strand mat. Glassfiber VIPs possessed honeycomb core material have superior thermal conductivity of 1.52mW/(m•K). In order to obtain better thermal insulation performance, ultrafine and stiff fibers with three-dimensional overlapping structure is preferable. Meanwhile, hollow fibers with bifurcated structure are the guarantee of high-strength core material.

Abstract: Vacuum insulation panel is the one type of the insulation materials. The characteristics of this material are not only low thermal conductivity, good sound insulation, energy efficient, environmental protection but also with no ODS material. However, the inadequate mechanical properties of this material limit its application of insulation in construction . Thus, this research proposed the uses of the connection of structure and function of vacuum insulation panel in construction , and tested against its Sound Insulation Property. new construction sound insulation standards was adopted for evaluating the result of Sound Insulation Property to study the building insulation performance of the vacuum insulation composites

Abstract: The VIPs consist of the glass-fiber core material and two types of envelope film. The glass fiber was fabricated by a centrifugal blowing process. The core material was prepared by the wet method. The thermal conductivities of the core material and VIPs were measured by the heat flow meter. The thermal conductivity for six pieces of 1mm thick core material is less than that for one piece of 6mm thick core material, which is affected by the fiber diameter, porosity ratio and the largest pore size diameter. The VIP for the building material has a low thermal conductivity (<0.008W/mK). The VIP for the home appliance has a lower thermal conductivity (<0.003W/mK). The VIP maintains a high-uniform thermal conductivity values due to the getter effect.

Abstract: VIP (Vacuum insulation panel), as a high performance insulation component, combine with limited thickness, have recently been introduced to numerous energy conservation applications. VIP consists of a highly insulating core material and a gas tight barrier envelope which is generally composed of plastic film and aluminum film. When the envelope is stainless steel sheet, VIP is called VIS (vacuum insulation sandwich). Because of this hardly permeable rigid barrier, VIS presents more fantastic properties such as resistance against external mechanical loads and penetration of atmospheric gases and water vapor. Consequently, the service life of VIS is significantly longer than that of VIP. Detailed structure and some practical applications of VIS elements are also reviewed in this paper.

Abstract: The VIPs consist of the glass-fiber core material and two types of envelope film. The glass fiber was fabricated by a centrifugal blowing process. The core material was prepared by the wet method. The thermal conductivities of the materials were measured by the heat flow meter. The microstructure of the envelope film was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The porosity ratio and largest pore size diameters of the core materials are 92.27% and 20μm, respectively. The thermal conductivity of the VIP is about 8-10 times higher than that of the core materials. The thickness of type I and II envelope films are 45μm and 400μm, respectively. The thermal conductivities of the type I and type II envelope films are 0.11W/(m•K) and 0.69W/(m•K), respectively. The thermal conductivity of the VIP with type II envelope is higher than that of the VIP with type I envelope, which is attributed to the different structures and thickness of the envelope film.

Abstract: Vacuum insulation panels are distinguished by their outstandingly low thermal conductivity, which is approximately 0.004 W/ (m • K) to 0.01 W/ (m • K), only 33% to 10% of that of the traditional heat preservation materials. The heat preservation mechanism of vacuum insulation panels is elaborated in the study. The thermal conductivity of the vacuum insulation panel made in our lab were below 0.01 W/ (m • K). By analysis and calculation, with this kind of VIPs applied to refrigerated containers, its exciting properties can save energy consumption by more than 20% compared with traditional heat preservation materials.

Abstract: Vacuum insulation panel is regarded as one of the most promising high performance thermal insulation materials for green building. It has extremely low thermal conductivity and its insulation performance is a factor of four to eight times better than that of conventional insulation such as mineral wool or polymer foams. The high thermal resistivity of VIP provides new solutions for slim but still energy efficient building envelopes. Although VIP has widely been used in refrigerators and freezers for a long time, it has only recently been discovered by the building sector. There is not yet any alternative for conventional thermal insulation materials in many countries, especially in China. This paper attempts to investigate the components, features and advantages of VIP for building, it will be helpful to the development of green building.

Abstract: According to thermal comfort and energy conservation of trailer house, it analyzes the heat transfer characteristics about envelop enclosure of trailer house in cold regions. And it is got by the method of non-steady state heat conduction from two aspects, that is, the heat conduction and heat storage of envelop enclosure. It gets the method to calculate heat load of envelop enclosure and the conclusion that the vacuum insulation panel located inside the enclosure of house is more suitable in cold regions.