Yang developed
superinsulation articles based on oriented porosity incorporating nanopores.
"The construction of today demands green energy," says Worcester Tech's Brenner, "whether it's solar and photovoltaic, installing
superinsulation, or using high-efficiency burners.
Table 3 outlines the house's current
superinsulation design after retrofit.
Superinsulation. Of course, air leaks aren't the only way a home loses heat in the winter--heat also travels through solid materials, such as your walls and roof.
Ultra-lightweight aerogel
superinsulation as an MLI replacement.
Hydrogen fuel tanks must have a combination of vacuum barriers and "
superinsulation"--usually multiple layers of aluminum foil and Mylar--and be constructed of materials that won't shatter like glass at ultra-cold temperatures.
The Thermal/Acoustical business covers a range of nonwoven and woven products including high temperature insulation, thermal and flame barriers, automotive heat shields, thermal and acoustical systems and cryogenic
superinsulation. The automotive part of this business is the largest segment at Lydall, comprising approximately 45% of total sales.
Superinsulation adds about $5 a square foot to the cost of a house, but McKnight and Klein are convinced that this is a trade-off that pays.
The Cornell campus store, which was built underground, is a model of
superinsulation. Larger stockpiles of coal (extending beyond the existing 45-day supply) should be laid in at such sites before Year 2000.
At the same time, the advent of more highly integrated structures has brought new kinds of problems--such as the now-familiar concern that super-tight construction and
superinsulation can cut heating and cooling needs at the expense of fresh air infiltration.