Low-temperature thermal insulation materials with high impact resistance made from feather-fibres
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Published version
Author(s)
Zhao, Yuanxiang
Dieckmann, Elena
Cheeseman, Christopher
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Thermal insulation materials typically used in low-temperature applications such as pipelines for transporting liquid natural gas can become brittle and are therefore susceptible to impact damage. New feather-fibre biomaterials developed in this work have extremely low thermal conductivity but retain high impact resistance at low-temperatures. The experiments reported demonstrate the improved impact resistance of feather fibre biomaterials compared to foamed nitrile rubber. The microstructural characteristics of feather-fibre biomaterials that allow them to be used as impact resistant thermal insulation at low-temperatures are discussed.
Date Issued
2020-06
Date Acceptance
2020-01-18
Citation
Materials Letters: X, 2020, 6, pp.1-5
ISSN
2590-1508
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
5
Journal / Book Title
Materials Letters: X
Volume
6
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150820300028?via%3Dihub
Publication Status
Published online
Article Number
100039
Date Publish Online
2020-01-22