High thermal performance of FRP
High thermal performance of FRP
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I am looking for a fiberglass reinforced polymer/plastic sheet about 0.085" and 0.125" thick but with lower thermal conductivity than common FRP sheets. Does anyone know any FRP manufacturer has this kind of product available? For example, typical FRP sheets have a thermal conductance of 0.19 w/m/k (1.32 Btu-in/hr-ft2-F). I am looking for 25% better thermal conductivity (0.19 w/m/k*0.75=0.1425 w/m/k).
Can anyone give any suggestion about how to engineer/fabricate a FRP to get lower conductivity? It will be greatly appreciated if anybody can give some advice about these.
John
9/11/07
Can anyone give any suggestion about how to engineer/fabricate a FRP to get lower conductivity? It will be greatly appreciated if anybody can give some advice about these.
John
9/11/07





RE: High thermal performance of FRP
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RE: High thermal performance of FRP
Glass microballons or Expancel would work. But it will not be cheap. Hysol has Syncore and there are competitive products. With this approach you will get much more than a 25% reduction in thermal conductivity.
RE: High thermal performance of FRP
Carbon fiber usually has much higher thermal conductivity than glass fiber. I checked Expancel website. It's interesting. Thanks.
RE: High thermal performance of FRP
There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.
- James Branch Cabell