Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0775324

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0775324

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fracture-Resistant Highly Insulating Vacuum Glazing. Vacuum glazing can provide thermal and sound insulation for windows that achieve the benefits of double glazing without the increased thickness by incorporating a vacuum space between two sheets of glass. The gap is maintained by pillars under high compressive stress due to atmospheric pressure. In this project, we will study the effect of pillar designs and materials on the U-value and the mechanical performance of these complex structures. Detailed simulations and measurements of stress distributions in the pillars, edge seals and glass sheets, under static and dynamic loading conditions, will allow us to develop glazing structures with greatly increased mechanical strength.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-08-2007

End Date: 08-08-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $1,255,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Technologies | Classical Physics | Classical Physics Not Elsewhere Classified | Instruments And Techniques

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Structural glass and glass products | Residential and commercial |

Other Keywords

Classical Physics | Classical Physics Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental Technologies | Instruments And Techniques | Residential and commercial | Structural glass and glass products

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