thermal insulation with high compressive strength?
thermal insulation with high compressive strength?
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hi,
I am a structural/petroleum engineer, and I would like to know if someone could help me with a material engg pb. I'd like to know if any commercial material meets good thermal insulation prop. (similar to PP or PU) and high compressive strength (high pressure 2000m of water). This would be for marine application. if there are no such material available, does anyone know about ongoing research project on this (or related) topic.
Thanks for your help.
Cedric.
I am a structural/petroleum engineer, and I would like to know if someone could help me with a material engg pb. I'd like to know if any commercial material meets good thermal insulation prop. (similar to PP or PU) and high compressive strength (high pressure 2000m of water). This would be for marine application. if there are no such material available, does anyone know about ongoing research project on this (or related) topic.
Thanks for your help.
Cedric.





RE: thermal insulation with high compressive strength?
Regards
Ed
RE: thermal insulation with high compressive strength?
I myself am doing research on syntactic foam so feel free to contact me.
For more info on syntactic foam you might also check
www.cumingcorp.com
www.crpgroup.co.uk
Regards,
Erwin
wouterson@hotmail.com
RE: thermal insulation with high compressive strength?
The syntactic foam route is worth looking into. We make FRP laminates and shapes incorporating glass microspheres. Compressive strengths exceed 15000 psi.
RE: thermal insulation with high compressive strength?
People from Akzo-Nobel, International Protective Coatings.
They have a specialist Division that manufactures a material specifically for sub-sea Insulating purposes.
Failing that, I suggest you contact Alderley Materials Ltd.
on + 44 (0)1453-511600. (They have a web site, but I cant remember it at the moment.) There are a lot of helpfull people out there, you just have to find them.
Good luck, and Regards,
Rembrandt.