We explored both the cryogel and the pyrogel versions for that, and I
think eventually settled on the cryogel. It came from the aerogel.com
folks. Flammability was a concern I had; iirc the cryogel is a PET
felt matrix, and the pyrogel used a carbon fiber felt. I think we
liked the LOX compatibility of the pyrogel better, but low-temp
handling and bonding concerns won out, but those details are a bit
foggy.
Evan Daniel
On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM Henry Vanderbilt
<hvanderbilt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We used some sort of flexible aerogel blanket (under a fitted cloth wear
cover) on the X-Racer LOX tank back in the day. Don't recall the brand, but
it worked well, insulationwise. A bit fragile to handle. I gather they've
gotten better on that since.
The Zotek (fluoropolymer closed-cell foam) doesn't get crunchy at cryo temps?
That's not clear from their product page - no mention of cryo apps there -
but plausible, for a fluoropolymer.
Henry
On 6/16/2019 9:39 AM, Ben Brockert wrote:
https://www.aerogel.com/products-and-solutions/cryogel-z/
The new hotness is Zotek, which is more flame resistant.
https://www.zotefoams.com/product/zotek/zotek-f/
On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 2:11 AM Uwe Klein <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Am 16.06.2019 um 00:22 schrieb Craig Fink:
Maybe it's very appealing, I'm going to withhold judgement until I see
the video.
Anyone experimented with Airo Gel or (glas)microballoon+binder based
insulations?
Uwe
