Stress in aerogel during depressurizatio
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George W. Scherer
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Article
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1994
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Springer
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English
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Aerogels are made by heating a wet gel in an autoclave to a temperature and pressure exceeding the critical point of the solvent, then releasing the pressure. This avoids the capillary stresses that usually cause cracking during drying (since there is no liquid/vapor meniscus above the critical poin