High-temperature heat shield assembly
AssigneeThe Texas A&M University System
InventorPeter McIntyre
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Abstract
A heat shield bladder includes first and second sheets of insulating material that form a bladder between the first and second sheets. At least one reflective foil is disposed within the bladder and a plurality of spacers are disposed within the bladder and positioned to space the at least one reflective foil from the first and second sheets of insulating material. Multiple reflective foils may be disposed within the bladder with spacers between each reflective foil. The heat shield bladder may be rolled into a tube shaped and used inside a pipe or formed into panels that may be used to line a vessel.
Claims12
A heat shield bladder having an inner surface and an outer surface, the heat shield bladder comprising:
- a seamless inner tube and a seamless outer tube that are joined together at ends of the seamless inner and outer tubes, the seamless inner and outer tubes forming a bladder therebetween;
- at least one reflective foil disposed within the bladder;
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- a plurality of ceramic spacers disposed within the bladder and positioned to space the at least one reflective foil from the inner and outer tubes,
- wherein the ends of the seamless inner tube are joined to an outer surface of the of the seamless outer tube to position the joints of the seamless inner and outer tubes on the outer surface of the seamless outer tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.