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Composite flexible blanket insulation
Assignee: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Filing: 1989-09-21
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Granted: 1991-08-13
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Expires: 2009-09-21
Abstract
Abstract Composite flexible multilayer insulation systems (MLI) were evaluated for thermal performance and compared with currently used fibrous silica (baseline) insulation system. The systems described are multilayer insulations consisting of alternating layers of metal foil and scrim ceramic cloth or vacuum metallized polymeric films quilted together using ceramic thread. A silicon carbide thread for use in the quilting and the method of making it are also described. These systems are useful to provide lightweight thermal insulation for a variety of uses, particularly on the surface of aerospace vehicles subject to very high temperatures during flight.
Inventors
- 👤 Demetrius A. Kourtides
- 👤 William C. Pitts
- 👤 Howard E. Goldstein
- 👤 Paul M. Sawko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:24
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B27/00; B32B27/28; B32B27/281; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B9/00; B32B9/04; B32B9/041; B64; B64G; B64G1/00; B64G1/22; B64G1/52; B64G1/58; D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/44; D02G3/46; F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/02; F16L59/026; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/304; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/02; B32B2311/04; B32B2311/18; B32B2311/24; B32B2379/00; B32B2379/08; B32B2605/00; B64G1/46; B64G1/50; B64G1/503; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S57/00; Y10S57/903; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2936; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/102; Y10T442/133; Y10T442/138; Y10T442/159; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/654; Y10T442/682
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A composite multilayered flexible blanket insulation comprising top and bottom fabric layers, insulation layers, reflective radiation shield layers and spacers all secured using a ceramic thread, wherein said blanket insulation is able to withstand a heat flux up to 34 BTU/ft 2 -sec.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A composite multilayered flexible blanket insulation comprising top and bottom fabric layers, insulation layers, reflective radiation shield layers and spacers all secured using a ceramic thread, wherein said blanket insulation is able to withstand a heat flux up to 34 BTU/ft 2 -sec.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The blanket insulation of claim 1 wherein the top and bottom fabric chosen from the group consisting of silica, aluminoborosilicate, silicon carbide and a fabric derived from organometallic polymers comprising a composition of silicon, titanium, carbon and oxygen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The blanket insulation of claim 2 wherein the spacer between the reflective shields is chosen from the group consisting of aluminoborosilicate scrim cloth, silica scrim cloth, silica felt, aluminoborosilicate felt, polyimide film, poly(vinyl fluoride) film, or poly(etheretherketone) film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The blanket insulation of claim 3 wherein the reflective shield comprises aluminum foil or vacuum deposited aluminum or gold on polyimide film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The blanket insulation of claim 4 wherein the insulation layer comprises silica felt, silica mat, aluminoborosilicate mat, aluminoborosilicate felt or alumina felt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The blanket insulation of claim 5 wherein the blanket thickness is between about 0.5 and 4 cm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The blanket insulation of claim 6 wherein there are between nine and thirty insulation layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The blanket insulation of claim 7 wherein the thermal insulation hot surface temperature limit is above 900° C. and between 900° C. and 2000° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The blanket insulation of claim 1 area density is between about 0.10 and 0.25 g/cm 2 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The blanket insulation of claim 9 wherein the ceramic thread is selected from silica, aluminoboro-silicate, zirconia fiber, continuous inorganic fiber derived from organometallic polymer, silicon nitride, and silicon carbide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The blanket insulation of claim 10 wherein the ceramic thread is silicon carbide.
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