Radiative properties of fiber-reinforced aerogel: Theory versus experiment

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-22

  Cunnington, G R ^a,c   Lee, S C ^a,c   White, S M ^b,c  

^a Applied Sciences Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

AEROGELS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATION;

SILICA GEL;

EID: 0031647041     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6318     Document Type: Article

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