Performance, Properties, and Resiliency of Thermal Insulations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Fisler ◽  
Marcin Pazera
Keyword(s):  
Performance Properties ◽  
Thermal Insulations

Investigation on thermal comfort of the uniform for workers in tropical monsoon climates

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 849-868
Author(s):  
Jingxian Xu ◽  
Huijuan Liu ◽  
Yunyi Wang ◽  
Jun Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Dynamic Condition ◽  
Thermal Manikin ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
Tropical Monsoon ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Thermal Insulations

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the heat transfer mechanism of the uniforms used by people working in hot, humid and windy environments. Furthermore, the effectiveness of an opening structure added to the armpit of the uniforms in improving thermal comfort was comparatively examined.Design/methodology/approachA set of uniforms was tested with the opening at the armpit alternatively zipped or unzipped. Thermal manikin and human tests were performed in a climatic chamber simulating the specific environmental conditions, including wind speeds at four levels (0.15, 0.5, 2, 4 m/s) and relative humidities at two levels (50 and 85%). Static and dynamic thermal insulations of clothing (IT) were examined by the thermal manikin tests. The human bodies' thermal responses, including heart rates (HR), eardrum temperatures (Te), skin temperatures (Tsk) and subjective perceptions, were given by the human tests.FindingsSpecial mechanisms of heat transfer in the specific uniforms used in tropical monsoon climates were revealed. Reductions on IT were caused by the movement of the human body and the environmental wind, and the empirical equations would underestimate this reduction. The opening at the armpit was able to prompt more heat transfer under dynamic condition, with reducing the IT by 11.8%, lowering the mean Tsk by 0.92°C, and significantly improving the subjective perceptions (p < 0.05). The heat exhaustion was alleviated with lowering the Te by 0.32°C.Originality/valueThis study managed to improve the thermal performance of uniforms for workers under unforgiving conditions. The evaluation and design methods introduced by this study provided practical guidance for similar products with strict dress codes and cost control requirements based on the findings from thorough product tests and analysis.

scholarly journals Hybrid monomer design for unifying conflicting polymerizability, recyclability, and performance properties

Chem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 670-685
Author(s):  
Changxia Shi ◽  
Zi-Chen Li ◽  
Lucia Caporaso ◽  
Luigi Cavallo ◽  
Laura Falivene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Properties ◽  
And Performance

scholarly journals Correlations between the Type of Aggregates in the Bulk Phase and the Functionality and Safety of All-Purpose Cleaners

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 6592
Author(s):  
Artur Seweryn ◽  
Tomasz Wasilewski ◽  
Anita Bocho-Janiszewska
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Magnesium Chloride ◽  
Foam Stability ◽  
Bulk Phase ◽  
Magnesium Salt ◽  
Foaming Properties ◽  
Performance Properties ◽  
Salt Addition ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Given

The article shows that the type and concentration of inorganic salt can be translated into the structure of the bulk phase and the performance properties of ecological all-purpose cleaners (APC). A base APC formulation was developed. Thereafter, two types of salt (sodium chloride and magnesium chloride) were added at various concentrations to obtain different structures in the bulk phase. The salt addition resulted in the formation of spherical micelles and—upon addition of more electrolyte—of aggregates having a lamellar structure. The formulations had constant viscosities (ab. 500 mPa·s), comparable to those of commercial products. Essential physical-chemical and performance properties of the four formulations varying in salt types and concentrations were evaluated. It was found that the addition of magnesium salt resulted in more favorable characteristics due to the surface activity of the formulations, which translated into adequately high wettability of the investigated hydrophobic surfaces, and their ability to emulsify fat. A decreasing relationship was observed in foaming properties: higher salt concentrations lead to worse foaming properties and foam stability of the solutions. For the magnesium chloride composition, the effect was significantly more pronounced, as compared to the sodium chloride-based formulations. As far as safety of use is concerned, the formulations in which magnesium salt was used caused a much lesser irritation compared with the other investigated formulations. The zein value was observed to decrease with increasing concentrations of the given type of salt in the composition.

Effect of Mineral Fillers on the Polyurethane Foam Performance Properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 974 ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
Ludmila A. Suleymanova ◽  
Inna A. Pogorelova ◽  
Andrey V. Kocherzhenko ◽  
Igor S. Ryabchevsky
Keyword(s):  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Clay Loam ◽  
Performance Properties ◽  
Foam Filling ◽  
Processing Plants ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Mineral Fillers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Ferruginous Quartzites

The authors investigated the possibility of increasing the basic operational properties of polyurethane foam by introducing such mineral fillers as clay, loam, sand, and others, including man-made ones. For the first time polyurethane foam filling with industrial waste from mining and processing plants, in particular, wet magnetic separation of ferruginous quartzites (hereinafter - tailings) was proposed. The resulting insulating composites with improved performance properties will expand the use range of the material in construction.

Aerogel–aerogel composites for normal temperature range thermal insulations

2016 ◽  
Vol 441 ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Laskowski ◽  
Barbara Milow ◽  
Lorenz Ratke
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Range ◽  
Thermal Insulations
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