Micro-nano Ceramic Fibers for High Temperature Thermal Insulation
Xiaoshan Zhang, Bing Wang, Nan Wu, Cheng Han, Chunzhi Wu, Yingde Wang
Abstract
Ceramic fiber has the advantages of low density, high strength, high temperature resistance and good mechanical vibration resistance. It is the critical high temperature thermal insulation materials especially in thermal protection fields such as aerospace vehicles, nuclear power plants and chemo-metallurgical industry, etc. The traditional ceramic fiber with large diameter (> 5 m), high brittleness and high thermal conductivity has been greatly restricted in high temperature thermal insulation fields. In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to the preparation of micro-nano ceramic fibers by decreasing the diameter of fiber, which is not only beneficial to improve the mechanical properties of the fibers, but also to enhance their high temperature thermal insulation properties.