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US 12,007,175 B2Granted
Thermal transfer blanket system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorRobert A. DiChiara, Jr.
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Abstract
A thermal transfer blanket includes a flexible container comprising a thermally insulating material. A thermal energy storage media is disposed within the flexible container.
Claims20
A thermal transfer blanket, comprising:
- a flexible container comprising a thermally insulating material;
- and
- a thermal energy storage media configured to act as a heat sink for storing and releasing thermal energy and disposed within the flexible container,
- wherein the thermal transfer blanket is non-powered;
- wherein the thermally insulating material can withstand process temperatures of 300° F. or more;
- and
- wherein the thermal energy storage media comprises a metal oxide, non-oxide ceramic, or a metal and has a thermal conductivity of 35 W/m-K or more at 25° C.
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A thermal transfer blanket system, comprising:
- a thermal transfer blanket, comprising:
- a flexible container comprising a thermally insulating material;
- and
- a thermal energy storage media configured to act as a heat sink for storing and releasing thermal energy and disposed within the flexible container,
- wherein the thermal transfer blanket is non-powered;
- wherein the thermally insulating material can withstand process temperatures of 300° F. or more;
- and
- wherein the thermal energy storage media comprises a metal oxide, non-oxide ceramic, or a metal and has a thermal conductivity from about 100 W/m-K to about 500 W/m-K and a specific heat capacity from about 300 J/kg·K to about 1500 J/kg·K at 25° C., and
- a thermal resistive pad, stacked on the thermal transfer blanket, comprising:
- a thermal insulating material;
- a shell layer surrounding the thermal insulating material, the shell layer being a fabric;
- and
- a thermocouple proximate the shell layer,
- wherein the shell layer can withstand temperatures of at least 120° F., and
- wherein the thermal resistive pad is configured to at least partially reduce a thermal energy transfer rate for the thermal transfer blanket.
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A thermal transfer blanket system, comprising:
- a thermal transfer blanket, comprising:
- a flexible container comprising a thermally insulating material;
- and
- a thermal energy storage media disposed within the flexible container,
- wherein the thermal transfer blanket is non-powered;
- wherein the thermally insulating material can withstand process temperatures of 300° F. or more;
- and
- wherein the thermal energy storage media has a thermal conductivity of 35 W/m-K or more at 25° C., and a specific heat capacity of about 300 J/kg·K or more at 25° C., and one or more thermal resistive pad, comprising:
- a thermal insulating material;
- a shell layer surrounding the thermal insulating material, the shell layer being a fabric;
- and
- a thermocouple proximate the shell layer,
- wherein the shell layer can withstand temperatures of at least 120° F.,
- wherein the one or more thermal resistive pad is applied to the thermal transfer blanket to reduce a temperature transferred by the thermal transfer blanket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.