Authors: M Geisler J Wachtel F Hemberger T Schultz S Vidi HP Ebert
Publish Date: 2008/06/25
Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 1385-1394
Abstract
Recent measurements have shown a recordbreaking low thermal conductivity λtotal of less than 025 × 10−3 W·m−1·K−1 at temperatures of 120 K for an evacuated sample consisting of polyimide fibers with a trilobal fiber cross section Existing models for the heat transport in fiber insulations cannot sufficiently describe fiber insulations consisting of fibers with noncylindrical cross sections In this article a modification for the model for cylindrical fibers will be presented The modifications for the trilobal cross section of the fiber will be explained and compared to the original cylindrical model The results of the theoretical calculations will be discussed in comparison to experimental results of measurements performed with a guarded hotplate apparatus at temperatures in the range from 120 K to 420 K
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