43234 results about "Thermal insulation" patented technology

An apparatus and method for metabolic cooling and insulation of a user in a cold environment. In its preferred embodiment the apparatus is a highly flexible composite material having a flexible matrix containing a phase change thermal storage material. The apparatus can be made to heat or cool the body or to act as a thermal buffer to protect the wearer from changing environmental conditions. The apparatus may also include an external thermal insulation layer and/or an internal thermal control layer to regulate the rate of heat exchange between the composite and the skin of the wearer. Other embodiments of the apparatus also provide 1) a path for evaporation or direct absorption of perspiration from the skin of the wearer for improved comfort and thermal control, 2) heat conductive pathways within the material for thermal equalization, 3) surface treatments for improved absorption or rejection of heat by the material, and 4) means for quickly regenerating the thermal storage capacity for reuse of the material. Applications of the composite materials are also described which take advantage of the composite's thermal characteristics. The examples described include a diver's wet suit, ski boot liners, thermal socks, gloves and a face mask for cold weather activities, and a metabolic heating or cooling blanket useful for treating hypothermia or fever patients in a medical setting and therapeutic heating or cooling orthopedic joint supports.

In the invention, the same clad bricks are laid in the forward direction, and a positioning convex platform 2 and a longitudinal positioning convex platform 3 are used for realizing transverse and longitudinal self-locking positioning, thereby naturally ensuring the designed thickness and surface smoothness of the wall, forming a combined still air layer 12 which is 9mm to 10mm wide and vertical to the ground, and further blocking heat bridges in vertical bricklaying seams. The cavity of a 28-30mm-wide groove 4 in the horizontal bricklaying seam between two clad bricks is filled with a broken bridge insulation board 10 which is as wide as the groove and has a thickness of 15mm; the broken bridge insulation board 10 is used for sealing a long-strip groove still air layer 11 and the combined still air layer 12 and cutting off the heat bridges in the horizontal bricklaying seams; the exposed part of broken bridge insulation board with a height of 10mm, is used for controlling the coating thickness of anti-crack masonry mortar 13 to be even and uniform. When the self-insulating and energy-saving wall is built, Z-shaped energy-saving building blocks 1 of the upper clad bricks and the lower bricks are laid in a staggered manner so as to cut off heat bridges in vertical bricklaying seams. The structure of the invention, with a reasonable thickness, can satisfy the requirement of saving 50 percent of energy in various regions, or even higher requiremets without an internal or external insulating layer of walls. Simultaneously, the structure is easy to build and the formation of the block shape effectively ensures the thickness of walls and the smoothness of wall surfaces. The thermal insulation function of the still air layer with a thickness of 10mm to 12mm strengthens the heat insulation effect. The insulation boards (28-30mm wide and 15mm thick) between the two clad bricks is capable of cutting off the heat bridge effects.

A method for insulating an article requiring resistance against repeated exposure to temperatures exceeding 900° C. uses saline soluble, non-metallic, amorphous, inorganic oxide, refractory fibrous materials as thermal insulation. The compositions that can be used for that purpose include vitreous fibers based on SiO₂, CaO, M_gO, and optionally, A₂O₃.

This invention relates to a substrate and the application. In particular, this invention discloses a substrate which has at least one contact structure at least on one side and at least one contact structure at least on one surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a thermal insulation material comprising at least two materials selecting from a thermal energy reflecting material, a homogeneous foam material, a heterogeneous foam material, a skin material, a skeleton structured material, an electromagnetic wave shielding material. The substrate may be used to construct various articles with different features of energy saving, decoration and protection as well as simple installation for various applications.

A shoe footbed 10 made by first molding a shape-retaining layer 12 into a contoured condition. After the shape-retaining layer 12 has been molded, a layer of thermal insulation 14 is placed on top of the molded layer 12. A conforming layer 16 and a fabric top layer 18 may be placed over the thermal insulation 14 and the shape-retaining layer 12. The inventive method of manufacture is particularly suited for making insulated footbeds that contain nonwoven webs of polymeric microfiber because damage to the fibrous web from heat and compression may be avoided.

Thermal insulation is provided for use in applications requiring continuous resistance to temperatures of 1260° C. without reaction with alumino-silicate firebricks, the insulation comprises fibers having a composition in wt %

• • 65%<SiO₂<86%
  • MgO<10%
  • 14%<CaO<28%
  • Al₂O₃<2%
  • ZrO₂<3%
  • B₂O₃<5%
  • P₂O₅<5%
  • 72%<SiO₂+ZrO₂+B₂O₃+5*P₂O₅
  • 95%<SiO₂+CaO+MgO+Al₂O₃+ZrO₂+B₂O₃+P₂O₅

Addition of elements selected from the group Sc, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y or mixtures thereof improves fiber quality and the strength of blankets made from the fibers.

The invention relates to temperature adjusting humidity adjusting coating and a preparation method thereof. The temperature adjusting and humidity adjusting coating comprises thermal insulation undercoat, phase transition energy storage intermediate coat and heat conduction humidity adjusting finish. The undercoat insulates heat, and the phase transition energy storage intermediate coat transmits indoor energy through the finish and stores energy through the phase transition, and thereby effectively adjusting indoor temperature. The phase transition energy storage intermediate coat and the humidity adjusting function of the finish impart the whole coating temperature adjusting and humidity adjusting function. In addition, the temperature adjusting and humidity adjusting coating has the advantages of being fireproof, waterproof, antifouling, mechanical, capable of eliminating peculiar smell, sterilizing, insulating heat, removing sound, protecting environment and the like. The temperature adjusting and humidity adjusting coating is applicable to various kinds of constructional coating.

Simulated stone, masonry, and brick textured products such as siding having a foam backing or with the hollow parts injected with foam or molded with foam in one or more steps, obtained when specially selected materials are properly admixed and formed via molding techniques. The foam backing is applied to the product in either a one or two step process. The foam backing may be used on panels, wall structures, and other products that may have contoured and textured surfaces and may simulate the appearance of conventional building and construction materials including, but not limited to, stone, brick, masonry, concrete, stucco, wood, other conventional building materials, and combinations of any of these materials are disclosed. The foam backing provides improves thermal insulation, improved sound reduction, improved rigidity, and improved dimensional stability. The disclosed invention is not limited to products in the building or construction industries and may be applied in the manufacture of a wide variety of products in other industries.

PCT No. PCT/IE97/00002 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 10, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 10, 1998 PCT Filed Jan. 10, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/25483 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 17, 1997An ice composite body has an inner ice core covered by a protective outer armor layer. Thermal insulation is provided between the inner core and the outer armor layer. Refrigeration is accomplished by a system of conduits for refrigerant are located within the body. The insulation and the refrigeration are adapted to maintain the ice core in a frozen condition relative to the ambient temperature. The base of the body cavity can be in direct contact with the water bed such that the ice core is freeze bonded to an advancing ice front in the water bed. The ice composite body provides structures of equal or greater strength than equivalent structures using conventional materials.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a silicon dioxide aerogel composite material at the condition of normal pressure and drying, which comprises the steps as following: (1) silicon dioxide sol and a reinforcing material are compounded and placed statically to form plural gel, and then ageing treatment is carried out to the plural gel; (2) a modifying agent is used for the hydrophobic modification of the aged plural gel, and then ambient pressure drying is carried out for the modified plural gel to obtain the silicon dioxide aerogel composite material at the condition of normal pressure and drying. The silicon dioxide aerogel composite material prepared by the method of the invention has extremely low coefficient of heat conductivity, which greatly increases the added value of the reinforcing materials such as corpus fibrosum, the product can be widely applied to thermal insulation and sound insulation of buildings, thermal insulation and sound insulation in the industrial pipeline transportation, and the like, and expands the application field of silicon dioxide and the corpus fibrosum.

The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for thermally ablating uterine fibroids. More particularly, the present invention relates to a conduit having a plurality of channels for delivering a plurality of thermal ablation probes to an organic target such as a uterine fibroid, the probes being delivered in such configuration and orientation as to enable efficient and thorough ablation of the fibroid. In a preferred embodiment, the conduit is formed as a sleeve having a large central lumen sized to accommodate a hysteroscope, channels sized to accommodate cryoprobes are used as thermal ablation probes, and comprises thermal insulation materials serving to protect the cervix from damage by cold. The present invention further relates to bent cryoprobes usable in conjunction with such a conduit and designed to exit therefrom in a desired configuration useful for ablating a large fibroid.

Continuous process for the production of carbon-based nanotubes, nanofibres and nanostructures, comprising the following steps: generating a plasma with electrical energy, introducing a carbon precursor and/or one or more catalysers and/or carrier plasma gas in a reaction zone of an airtight high temperature resistant vessel optionally having a thermal insulation lining, vaporizing the carbon precursor in the reaction zone at a very high temperature, preferably 4000° C. and higher, guiding the carrier plasma gas, the carbon precursor vaporized and the catalyser through a nozzle, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas flow, guiding the carrier plasma gas, the carbon precursor vaporized and the catalyses into a quenching zone for nucleation, growing and quenching operating with flow conditions generated by aerodynamic and electromagnetic forces, so that no significant recirculation of feedstocks or products from the quenching zone into the reaction zone occurs, controlling the gas temperature in the quenching zone between about 4000° C. in the upper part of this zone and about 50° C. in the lower part of this zone and controlling the quenching velocity between 103 K/s and 106 K/s quenching and extracting carbon-based nanotubes, nanofibres and other nanostructures from the quenching zone, separating carbon-based nanotubes, nanofibres and nanostructures from other reaction products.

The invention discloses a fracturing system with the antifreezing performance. The fracturing system comprises a first branch and a second branch, wherein the first branch comprises a clear water tank, a mixing truck, a buffer tank, a sand blender, a fracturing device, a first cock and a throttle manifold connected in sequence; the outlet of the throttle manifold enters the clear water tank through backflow, to form a closed circulating system; the second branch comprises a hot melting wax truck, a dual-machine pump truck, a coiled tubing and a wellhead; the hot melting wax truck, the dual-machine pump truck and the coiled tubing are sequentially connected; the coiled tubing penetrates through the wellhead to enter the shaft bottom; the wellhead in the second branch is connected with the inlet end of the first cock in the first branch through a high-pressure pipeline; and the high pressure pipeline is provided with a second cock close to the inlet end of the first cock. The fracturingsystem has the following beneficial effects: during the construction process, a steamer is adopted to fully swell guanidine gum; and when construction is not carried out, all pipelines are adopted torealize antifreezing and thermal insulation in a circulating manner to avoid pipeline dismantling.

A portable cooler having one or more ice sheets including built-in refrigerant cubes. The cooler comprises an outer fabric shell and one or more sets of spaced apart refrigerant cubes encapsulated in plastic to form ice sheets that are attached to the interior walls of the cooler. The walls of the cooler may also include one or more layers of thermal insulation. The ice sheets provide a visually pleasing appearance to the inside of the cooler suggestive of cooling effects. The ice sheets may be retained along the walls of the cooler by seams sewn along the lanes passing between the refrigerant cubes, by being retained in pockets formed by sidewall liners or by being secured into chambers defined by the cooler's outer walls and a plastic insert fitted into the cooler. The cooler may include a hinged top and bottom that can be folded flat for allowing the cooler to assume a compact configuration during storage or freezing of the refrigerant cubes.

The invention provides a high-performance thermal insulation material and a preparation method thereof. The thermal insulation material comprises silicon dioxide aerogel and a fiber material, wherein, the silicon dioxide aerogel takes silicon dioxide hydrosol as a raw material, and is prepared by adding a catalyst. The method comprises the following steps: sol preparing, sol dipping, gelating, gel ageing, hydrophobization treating and drying and the like. The method can conveniently and selectively prepare the materials of planes, abnormal-shape surfaces and multiple sizes, has simple and convenient operation and small environmental pollution. The material has excellent mechanical performance, good high-temperature stability and heat insulation performance, and has wide application prospect in the fields of civilian industries, space flight and aviation industries, military industries and the like.

The invention discloses a kind of new industry dope. It comprises such materials as 95 - 105 weight shares of Component A, and 1 - 3 weight shares of Component B; thereinto, Component A is made from following weight percents of materials: cementing agent 30-60%, pigment 12 - 30%, filling agent 10 - 30%, auxiliary agent 0.1 - 5%, compound nanometer dispersing agent 5 - 15% and solvent 10 - 25%; Component B is comprised of catalyzed membrane forming agent - nanometer Sb2O3 and mixed organic solvent carriers. The invention firstly brings nanometer Sb2O3 into high temperature heat preservation dope as catalyzer in dope membrane forming process. The dope of the invention has following advantages: it has high temperature heat preservation and heavy anticorrosion performances, and the coat has good acid resistance, alkali resistance, salt mist resistance, oil resistance, chemical reagent resistance, waiting resistance and ultraviolet resistance; it has excellent fire protection and waterproof performance; the clinging strength of smearing membrane is good, membrane forming speed is fast, and performance is stable.

The invention provides a polyurethane compound heated board and a manufacturing method and application, which relates to a heated board and supplies a polyurethane compound heated board that has good heat-insulating effect, high fire-fighting and flame-retardant performance, convenient using performance and high constructing efficiency and the manufacturing method and the application. The invention includes a polyurethane rigid foam insulating layer, a bonding layer and an inorganic material composite board; the bonding layer is arranged between the polyurethane rigid foam insulating layer and the inorganic material composite board; the thickness of the polyurethane rigid foam insulating layer is 20-80mm and the thickness of the inorganic material composite plate is 3-10mm. The inorganic material composite board can be continuously produced for further use; an adhesive treatment agent is coated on the inorganic material composite board; polyhydric alcohol combination material and isocyanate combination material are added into the continuous production line for mixed foaming and curing to obtain the polyurethane compound heated board; the mass ratio of the polyhydric alcohol combination material and the isocyanate is 100:95-160.

The invention provides an electric cooker capable of relieving the burden of user and more effectively depressing the decay of rice and deterioration of edible flavour induced by heat preservation. The electric cooker comprises boiler holding rice inside the electric cooker body; cover easily openned and closed for covering the peristome of upside of the cooker; heating arrangement for heating the pan bottom; cooker temperature test sensor for detecting temperature; heat control section for controlling the heating action of heating arrangement of the pan bottom; cook information input part for inputting the cook information related with cooking rice; automatic selection part of thermal insulation mode for automatically selecting the corresponding thermal insulation mode from many thermal insulation modes based on the cook information input by cook information input part before cooking; holding temperature control section for controlling temperature, based on thermal insulation mode selected by the automatic selection part of thermal insulation mode and controlling the heat control section by temperature detected by cooker temperature test sensor.

The invention relates to a high-temperature-resistant thermal insulation and heat preserving ceramic coating and a preparation method thereof. The coating is prepared from the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 30-50 percent of film forming substance, 30-40 percent of high-temperature-resistant filler, 10-15 percent of hollow micro beads, 2-5 percent of thermal insulation fiber and 2-8 percent of aid and solvent. The coating has the toughness of an organic coating and the rigidity and hardness of an inorganic coating, has high adhesion, can be used at the high temperature of 400-1,200 DEG C for a long time, and is resistant to chemical reagents, acids, alkalis and oil. A coating film has high surface intensity, and can bear strong shear force without being damaged when a high-temperature pipeline is required to be connected mechanically. The coating has excellent heat preserving performance, and the surface temperature of a pipeline of 350 DEG C can be lowered to be below 100 DEG C by coating the coating outside the pipeline in the thickness of 4-6 millimeters. The coating can be widely applied to heat-resistant protection of the inner and outer surfaces of equipment such as high-temperature steam pipelines, metallurgy high-temperature furnaces, high-temperature valves, high-temperature containers and the like.