Design and development of aerogel-filled sandwich composite structures

• Main Author: Xu, Kaibin.
• Other Authors: Sunil Chandrakant Joshi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Materials of construction; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Composite materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42861
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Silica aerogel is an extremely lightweight material with an amazing heat insulation property. These properties present opportunities to develop lightweight and thermally insulating composite materials. The aerogel-filled sandwich composite structure can then be used in any applications that require...