[HTML][HTML] A review on silica aerogel-based materials for acoustic applications

Z Mazrouei-Sebdani, H Begum, S Schoenwald… - Journal of Non …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels are popular in terms of production volume and real-world applications.
Although the current market growth rate is driven exclusively by thermal insulation, aerogels …

A review and evaluation of thermal insulation materials and methods for thermal energy storage systems

W Villasmil, LJ Fischer, J Worlitschek - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
As thermal energy storage (TES) technologies gain more significance in the global energy
market, there is an increasing demand to improve their energy efficiency and, more …

Recent advances in tailoring and improving the properties of polyimide aerogels and their application

S Ghaffari-Mosanenzadeh, OA Tafreshi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid advancements in technology and growing aerospace applications, there is a
need for effective low-weight and thermally insulating materials. Aerogels are known for their …

[HTML][HTML] Post-occupancy evaluation for enhancing building performance and automation deployment

M Al Mughairi, T Beach, Y Rezgui - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Building automation systems are building control and management systems that
control/operate different systems in a building such as HVAC, lighting, safety systems …

Adaptive building roof by coupling thermochromic material and phase change material: Energy performance under different climate conditions

J Hu, XB Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy transfer in and out through the building envelope plays a prominent role in
determining the energy consumption of a building. This study proposes a new paradigm to …

Building integrated photovoltaics: A concise description of the current state of the art and possible research pathways

BP Jelle - Energies, 2015 - mdpi.com
Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) offer an aesthetical, economical and technical
solution to integrate solar cells harvesting solar radiation to produce electricity within the …

Porous aerogel structures as promising materials for photocatalysis, thermal insulation textiles, and technical applications: a review

KH Lee, Z Arshad, A Dahshan, M Alshareef… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aerogels, due to their unique features like lightweight, ultra-low thermal conductivity, and
design variations, have gotten a lot of interest in thermal insulation, photocatalysis, and …

Nanocellular polymer foams as promising high performance thermal insulation materials

S Liu, J Duvigneau, GJ Vancso - European Polymer Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Low density, nanocellular polymer nanocomposite foams are considered as a promising
new class of materials with many promising applications, for example to passively enhance …

Amphiphilic polyimide-graphene nanoplatelet aerogel composites with high mechanical stability and enhanced thermal insulation properties for oil sorption …

OA Tafreshi, S Ghaffari-Mosanenzadeh… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents the fabrication of new polyimide (PI) aerogel composites through
incorporation of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) in PI matrix. A series of PI aerogel composites …

Numerical and experimental study on the thermal performance of aerogel insulating panels for building energy efficiency

J Yang, H Wu, X Xu, G Huang, T Xu, S Guo, Y Liang - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Aerogel insulating panels (AIPs) exhibit extensive prospects for application in aerospace,
industry and buildings as excellent energy-saving thermal insulators owing to their ultra-low …