Soap Based Thermal Insulation: A Sustainable Alternative to Petroleum Insulations
نویسندگان
چکیده
The thermal insulation market is dominated by petroleum insulations. A gap has been identified for the manufacture of “green” insulations. These insulations must perform to the same levels of heat transfer resistance as their petroleum based counterparts. Modern petroleum derived insulations can be carcinogenic, toxic to manufacture and release toxins as they degrade. The majority are not environmentally friendly. The aim of this research is to create an insulation that combats the above points and addresses the gap between sustainable and non-sustainable insulations. This research will address the uncertainties in the alternative insulation validation process, achieved through experimental research. Soap will be manufactured from lye, animal fats and oils and aerated to produce soap insulation. These manufactured soap samples will be tested in both laboratory and real-world settings. Soap insulation could be a useful addition to low environmental impact insulations and create a foundation for further research to build off.
منابع مشابه
مروری بر انواع رزین و الیاف تقویتکننده در عایقهای کامپوزیتی سوخت جامد
Thermal insulation materials protects internal surface of the motor casing in contact with the hot produced gases, extreme turbulence flow and high pressure due to combustion propellant. Insulation Materials in the rocket motor covers the inner surface of the motor casing and protect the body against the damage caused by extreme and short-term heat, intense turbulent flow and high pressure. O...
متن کاملThe Effects of Anisotropic Insulations with Different Spatial Distributions on Material Properties of Mortar Specimens
Insulating concrete is a material designed to reduce heat conduction with pores/insulations, and these pores strongly affect the material characteristics. In general, the insulation effect is directly proportion to the pore volume, while the material strength decreases as the porosity increases. To overcome this contrary, anisotropic insulations with different spatial distributions are proposed...
متن کاملAcoustic and Thermal Insulating Materials Based On Natural Fibres Used in Floor Construction
The majority of contemporary insulation materials commonly used in the building industry is made from non-renewable raw materials; furthermore, their production often brings high energy costs. A long-term trend as far as sustainable development is concerned has been the reduction of energy and material demands of building material production. One of the solutions is the possibility of using eas...
متن کاملHeat transfer through cable insulation of Nb–Ti superconducting magnets operating in He II
The operation of Nb–Ti superconducting magnets in He II relies on superfluidity to overcome the severe thermal barrier represented by the cable electrical insulation. In wrapped cable insulations, like those used for the main magnets of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator, the micro-channels network created by the insulation wrappings allows to efficiently transfer the heat dep...
متن کاملStudy of Hydrothermal Behavior of Thermal Insulating Materials Based On Natural Fibers
Abstract—Thermal insulation materials based on natural fibers represent a very promising area of materials based on natural easy renewable row sources. These materials may be in terms of the properties of most competing synthetic insulations, but show somewhat higher moisture sensitivity and thermal insulation properties are strongly influenced by the density and orientation of fibers. The pape...
متن کامل