Spray-on foam insulations for launch vehicle cryogenic tanks
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Other evacuated insulation systems (e.g., perlite powder, glass bubbles, foams, aerogels) can provide heat flux values in the range of approximately 7-20 W/m2 in vacuum for typical boundary conditions of 300 K and 77 K.
“Other evacuated insulation systems include, for example, perlite powder, glass bubbles, foams, aerogels, which can provide heat fl ux values in the range of approximately 7 -20 W/m 2 (in vacuum) for typical boundary conditions of 300 K and 77 K [1 -3].”
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The Background and Figure 10 caption describe cryogenic insulation materials under boundary temperatures near 293 K and 77–78 K. However, §5.1 reports approximately 70 W/m² for the tested foams in vacuum, not 7–20 W/m². The cited passages do not establish that range for perlite, glass bubbles, or aerogels. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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AEROGEL BLANKET INSULATION MATERIALS FOR CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS
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“These materials include “vacuum only” and a closed-cell rigid polyisocyanurate foam [2] on one end of the spectrum of thermal performance followed by the glass bubbles system [3] and a baseline of multilayer insulation (MLI) on the other end [4].”
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- Authors
- Fesmire, J. E., Coffman, B. E., Meneghelli, B. J., & Heckle, K. W.
- Affiliations
- Kennedy Space Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fesmire, J.E.
- Venue
- Cryogenics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 4-6
- Pages
- 251-261
- ISSN
- 0011-2275 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2046567384
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 5.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Cryogenics (publishedVersion)
- NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Kennedy Space Center
- Marshall Space Flight Center
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Rocket and propulsion systems research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Keywords
- spray foam insulation, cryogenic storage tanks, Space Shuttle External Tank, heat leakage, thermal conductivity, heat flux, liquid oxygen tank, liquid hydrogen tank, ice formation
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