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Old March 27th 04, 02:25 PM
Ian Stirling
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Default OT - MLI for property insulation.

Has anyone attempted to commercialise this yet?
Obviously, sealing is a big issue.
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Old March 27th 04, 09:16 PM
Ian Stirling
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Henry Spencer wrote:
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Ian Stirling wrote:
Has anyone attempted to commercialise this yet?


MLI works only in hard vacuum. Period. Full stop.

It's useless even on the surface of Mars, never mind on Earth.


Well, yes.
Keeping the air out is the interesting part.
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Old March 27th 04, 09:22 PM
Ian Stirling
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Henry Spencer wrote:
In article ,
Ian Stirling wrote:
Has anyone attempted to commercialise this yet?


MLI works only in hard vacuum. Period. Full stop.

It's useless even on the surface of Mars, never mind on Earth.


Well, yes.
Keeping the air out is the interesting part, as well as keeping the walls
apart.
 




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