Segmented Aerogel Insulation Packaging System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current insulation materials, such as fiberglass and cellulose, pose health hazards and inefficiencies due to moisture retention and toxicity, while closed cell foams offer high thermal efficiency but are difficult to work with and produce toxic byproducts, necessitating a safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly insulation solution.

Innovation Solution

A method for packaging and installing silica aerogel insulation material in segmented packets, using a tube injection and segmentation process with pressurized air, and a thermoplastic casing that allows for easy handling and installation, combining silica aerogel with other materials like fiberglass and mineral wool for enhanced thermal efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If fiberglass or cellulose insulation materials are used, then they are inexpensive and easy to install, but they pose health hazards and retain moisture

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of installationVSAvoidhealth hazards and moisture retention

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The insulation material is divided into small discrete packets that can be easily handled and installed without direct contact with the insulation material itself, separating the installer from potential health hazards while maintaining ease of installation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines silica aerogel with other insulation materials like fiberglass and mineral wool to create a composite insulation system that maintains the thermal efficiency of aerogel while using more traditional, easier-to-handle materials for structural support and moisture management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If closed cell foam is used, then thermal efficiency is high, but it is difficult to work with and produces toxic byproducts

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvethermal efficiencyVSAvoiddifficulty of work

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The high-performance aerogel insulation is segmented into small packets that can be easily manipulated and installed, transforming a difficult-to-work-with material into an easy-to-handle product while maintaining the high thermal efficiency of aerogel

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical state and form of the aerogel from a continuous difficult-to-handle material into discrete packets with controlled size and shape, making it easy to work with while preserving the high thermal efficiency through proper packaging and handling

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If silica aerogel is used, then thermal efficiency is significantly improved, but breathing particles during installation is hazardous

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvethermal efficiencyVSAvoidbreathing hazards

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The aerogel particles are contained within sealed packets, preventing them from becoming airborne during installation and eliminating breathing hazards while maintaining the high thermal efficiency of the aerogel material

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The packet packaging acts as an intermediary barrier between the aerogel particles and the installer, allowing the high-performance insulation to be handled safely without direct exposure to the harmful particles

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The method provides a safer, more efficient insulation solution with improved thermal performance, reduced moisture retention, and environmental friendliness, allowing for easy installation and minimizing health risks to workers.

Implementation Method 1

injecting an insulation material into an interior volume of a tube having a closed first end and an opened second end with an injection apparatus inserted into the second end of the tube

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPressurized air flow: Pressure Gradient

Implementation Method 2

a thermoplastic casing that allows for easy handling and installation, combining silica aerogel with other materials like fiberglass and mineral wool for enhanced thermal efficiency

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal insulation: Thermal Insulation

Data Source

PatentUS10093437B2High performance insulation packaging and disbursement system

Publication Date: 2018.10.09 LODA DAVID CHARLES

AI summary

A method for packaging and installing high performance insulation of a loose, granular, moisture-resistant nature, suitable for providing insulation in walls, ceilings, or other cavities in traditional buildings, cabinets or other structures requiring thermal or sound insulation, in a practical, easy to manage, modular fashion. The method provides for the packaging of insulation material to be contained in an air-tight but moisture permeable material that traps the particulates but not moisture vapor. The insulation material may also be blended with other materials to adjust the product's resistance to thermal or sound conductivity, cost, and in order to prevent leakage in the event of puncture.