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PROCESSES FOR MAKING A SUPER-INSULATING CORE MATERIAL FOR A VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTURE
20220275902 · 2022-09-01 · ·

A method for forming a super-insulating material for a vacuum insulated structure includes disposing glass spheres within a rotating drum. A plurality of interstitial spaces are defined between the glass spheres. A binder material is disposed within the rotating drum. The glass spheres and the at least one binder material are rotated within the rotating drum, wherein the binder material is mixed during a first mixing stage with the glass spheres. A first insulating material is disposed within the rotating drum. The binder material, the first insulating material and the glass spheres are mixed to define an insulating base. A second insulating material is disposed within the rotating drum. The secondary insulating material is mixed with the insulating base to define a homogenous form of the super-insulating material, wherein the first and second insulating materials occupy substantially all of the interstitial spaces.

VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR
20220290796 · 2022-09-15 ·

A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate, a second plate, a space between the first plate and the second plate configured to be a vacuum state, a support including at least a pair of support plates that maintain a distance between the first and second plates, and at least one radiation resistance sheet provided between the pair of support plates to reduce heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate.

Roll-to-roll slot die coating method to create interleaving multi-layered films with chemical slurry coatings

An improved method for manufacturing a continuous self-healing barrier film is provided. The method includes slot-die coating opposing sides of a separator substrate with a curing agent slurry and a curable resin slurry using a single-sided coating line or a tandem coating line. The method also includes sequentially interleaving inner and outer protective layers via a continuous roll-to-roll process to create a multi-layered barrier film. The barrier film can optionally be formed into a barrier envelope, and an insulating core material can be inserted into the barrier envelope to define an enclosure. Evacuating and sealing the enclosure along a perimeter of the barrier envelop forms a self-healing vacuum insulation panel with excellent properties for use as a building material and in refrigeration systems, for example. The barrier film can alternatively be used in the manufacture of tires, roofing, cargo containers, food packaging, and pharmaceutical packaging, for example.

Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator
11378223 · 2022-07-05 · ·

A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate, a second plate, a space between the first plate and the second plate configured to be a vacuum state, a support including at least a pair of support plates that maintain a distance between the first and second plates, and at least one radiation resistance sheet provided between the pair of support plates to reduce heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate.

THERMALLY INSULATING AEROGEL VACUUM COMPOSITE PANEL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF

The present application discloses a thermally insulating aerogel vacuum composite panel and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes the following steps: (1) mixing TEOS solution and a metal particle, adding a hydrophobic agent, mixing, adding ammonium trifluoroacetate solution dropwise until completely gelating to obtain a metal aerogel precursor; (2) adding the metal aerogel precursor into an acid replacement solution for replacement for 1-24 h to obtain a gel; (3) washing the gel with deionized water to obtain a neutral gel; (4) soaking the neutral gel obtained in step (3) in a first organic resin solvent; (5) pouring the neutral gel into a substrate with honeycomb structure, and aging for re-gelating to obtain a modified panel; (6) drying the modified panel to obtain a honeycomb panel; and (7) aging the honeycomb panel at room temperature for 1-24 h to obtain the vacuum composite panel.

VACUUM INSULATED STRUCTURE WITH FILTER FEATURES IN A VACUUM CAVITY

A vacuum insulated structure includes a first panel having an inner surface defining an area. The first panel includes a vacuum port. A trim breaker interconnects the first panel with a second panel in an air-tight manner to define a vacuum cavity therebetween. A first filter member is disposed on and substantially covers the area of the inner surface of the first panel and the vacuum port of the first panel. A second filter member substantially covers the first filter member to define a channel therebetween. The channel includes an area commensurate with the area of the inner surface of the first panel. The first panel may also include a mesh member covered by a filter member to define a channel therebetween to improve evacuation time using the channel to evacuate the vacuum cavity.

VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR
20220113081 · 2022-04-14 ·

A vacuum adiabatic body according to the present invention includes at least one reinforcing frame which is installed along a corner of at least one of a first plate member and a second plate member constituting an inner wall and an outer wall of the vacuum adiabatic body and is provided as one body for reinforcing the strength, thereby being capable of reinforcing the strength of the vacuum adiabatic body which is applied to the three-dimensional structure.

Aerogel containing foam board

An insulative construction product includes a polyurethane foam core and a mixture of Aerogel and carbon black that is disposed within the polyurethane foam core. The mixture of Aerogel and carbon black includes between 90 and 99 weight percent Aerogel and between 1 and 10 weight percent carbon black. The polyurethane foam core includes between 10 and 90 percent by volume of the of Aerogel and carbon black mixture and the construction product has an R-value of at least 8.0 R/inch.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL HEAT-SAVING CONSTRUCTION PANEL, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME
20220090375 · 2022-03-24 ·

The invention relates to the field of construction, namely to building structures, methods and arrangements for their production and can be used as heat-saving three-dimensional panels for the rapid construction of load-bearing walls of buildings of various purposes and floors in them, external walls, partitions, roofs, meeting the requirements of the increased thermal resistance of building envelopes in the construction industry.

The objective of the invention is creation of a wall heat-saving three-dimensional panels (options) of the increased thermal resistance that meet the requirements of the parameters of the “passive house”, development of a method for its manufacture, which reduces the material consumption, energy consumption and laboriousness, and development of the design of the block-form (options) for its manufacture.

The problem is solved in such a way that a construction heat-insulating three-dimensional panel designed for load-bearing walls, is made in the form of a thermostructural structure of a heat-insulating core, reinforcing support elements in the form of trellised trusses with a cavity under the seismic belt, and a wire mesh, at forming of which recesses are made evenly and in mutual parallel on the front and rear surfaces, and protrusions are made on the upper and lower surfaces between the protruding surfaces of the support elements.

The problem is solved in such a way that in a construction heat-insulating three-dimensional panel designed for floor slabs made in the form of a thermostructural structure of a heat-insulating core, reinforcing support elements made in the form of lattice trusses, and a wire mesh, at forming of which the front and rear surfaces are made smooth with protruding surfaces of the reinforcing supporting elements, and on the upper and lower surfaces protrusions are made located between the protruding surfaces of the supporting elements.

The problem is also solved with a method of manufacturing of construction insulating three-dimensional panel comprising filling the form cavity with the pre-foamed polystyrene granules, forming the blocks, cooling, stabilizing, removing the finished blocks from the block-form. Filling the block-form into the guide grooves is performed after installation of the reinforcing support grooves in the guide grooves elements.

The problem is also solved by the development of a closed-type block-form for the manufacture of panels for load-bearing walls, made in the form of a vertically oriented housing mounted on a support and equipped with nozzles for connecting to coolant supply systems, evacuation and condensate removal, a pre-foamed filler granules load

Vacuum Thermal Insulation Panel and Method of Producing the Same
20220099235 · 2022-03-31 ·

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a vacuum thermal insulation panel capable of reducing the occurrence probability of poor welding of a metal outer wrapping material. The method of producing the vacuum thermal insulation panels 100, 100A to 100 D, 101, 101A according to the present invention includes a “covering step of covering a core material 110 or 110B with a metal foil 130 or 131” and a “welding step of welding a metal foil portion on an outer side of the core material”, and the core material is at least partially covered with a cover 120, 120A, or 120D at a timing when the covering step is to be started. Note that when the entire surface of the core material is covered with the cover, it is preferable to reduce the inside of the cover to seal the cover before the covering step, and when a part of the core material is covered with the cover, it is preferable to simultaneously reduce a pressure inside the metal foil and a pressure inside the cover to seal the metal foil.