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    Syntactic foams are composite materials synthesized by filling a metal, polymer, cementitious or ceramic matrix with spheres as aggregates. The spheres...
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    Foams are two-phase material systems where a gas is dispersed in a second, non-gaseous material, specifically, in which gas cells are enclosed by a distinct...
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    graded syntactic foam material and a method to create multifunctional syntactic foams. His team has also created an ultralight magnesium alloy syntactic foam...
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    strength than other types of foam materials. Such composite materials are called syntactic foam. Aluminum-based syntactic foams are finding applications in...
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    filler in composite materials such as syntactic foam and lightweight concrete. Microballoons give syntactic foam its light weight, low thermal conductivity...
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  • water column with various forms of buoyancy such as glass balls and syntactic foam floats. The attached instrumentation is wide-ranging but often includes...
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    build composite materials that are sandwich-structured or to create syntactic foam. Perlite filters are fairly common in filtering beer before it is bottled...
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    structural syntactic foam called Isofloat, capable of withstanding the huge compressive forces at the 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) depth. The new foam is unique...
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    closed-cell-structured foams like polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, polyethylene, or polystyrene foams, balsa wood, syntactic foams, and honeycombs are generally...
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    closed-cell-structured foams like Polyethersulfone, polyvinylchloride, polyurethane, polyethylene or polystyrene foams, balsa wood, syntactic foams, and honeycombs...
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    more nimble design was made possible in part by the development of syntactic foam, which is buoyant and yet strong enough to serve as a structural material...
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    layers and was 3-mm thick, including a special foam layer with gas filled balloon imbedded in a syntactic foram. The outer cover was made from a combination...
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    depths. Additional buoyancy is provided by 8 cubic metres (280 cu ft) of syntactic foam. Unlike other deep submergence vehicles that use iron ballast to reach...
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    internal diameter of 2.0 metres (6 ft 7 in). Buoyancy is provided by syntactic foam. Three 14 cm (5.5 in) methacrylate resin view ports are arranged at...
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    one micrometer in diameter. Casting them in a polymer matrix yields syntactic foam, with extremely high compressive strength for its low density. Many...
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    and has seating for an observer Surface ballast = 2,150 L (76 cu ft) Syntactic foam buoyancy is used The pressure hull is a 1,500 mm (59 in) inside diameter...
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    colour usage was based on Asian culture. It was manufactured using a syntactic foam layer and Adidas said should give the ball a "more precise and predictable...
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  • pressure hull and floatation using packed ceramic spheres rather than syntactic foam. Deepsearch was undergoing scale model testing when Schmidt pulled his...
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    of the aluminum frame varies depending on the manufacturer's design. Syntactic foam is often used for the flotation material. A tooling skid may be fitted...
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  • 6 km/h) bottom speed, and 110 m/min (350 ft/min) dive rate. The sub uses syntactic foam for buoyancy, and is positively buoyant when no ballast is attached...
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  • roughly the same size as a subcompact car. The vehicle is fitted with syntactic foam, allowing it to be neutrally buoyant while diving. SuBastian moves using...
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  • Thermoplastic and thermoset pre-pregs Composite laminates Tooling Materials Syntactic Foams Bulk Molding Compounds Film Adhesives Honeycomb Core Compression-molded...
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    of precisely designed ceramic spheres rather than the much heavier syntactic foam that is typically used for submersible vehicles. Each hull contained...
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    submersibles have been subsequently, independently upgraded. Utilizing syntactic foam, these submersibles were more compact and maneuverable than earlier...
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    layer of highly compressed, gas-filled micro-balloons of equal size (syntactic foam), proven during Euro 2000 and probably contributing to one of the highest...
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  • from titanium alloy, with buoyancy provided by domestically produced syntactic foam. Habitable hull fits two crew with an optional passenger/mission specialist...
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  • camera, and sensors, the unit's out-of-water weight is 275 kg. With syntactic foam flotation blocks attached, this is reduced to an in-water weight of...
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    hull with an internal diameter of 2.2 meters. Buoyancy was provided by syntactic foam. Three methacrylate resin view ports were arranged at the front and...
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    electronics casings can be filled with lightweight yet pressure resistant syntactic foams or filled with incompressible liquids. The occupied portion, however...
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    relied on a glass fiber-reinforced pressure vessel, impregnated with syntactic foam. Its design influenced the Ocean Everest concept, which was intended...
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