Various forms of glass fibers arc available which provide advantages over microporous powders in evacuated thermal insulations. The main advantage is that evacuated thermal insulation made from glass fibers can provide thermal resis tivities well in excess of 50 (F.ft2.h/Btu.in.) as compared to microporous powders which are typically limited to maximum resistivities of 35.
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