Fire Resistant Material Kit Segmentation for Cavity Filling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fire-resistant materials for door and window glazing frames require complex and costly mixing equipment due to short hardening times and are not suitable for filling cavities with complex geometries or repairing cracks without air gaps, and existing products lack sufficient moisture resistance and cooling properties.
Innovation Solution
A method involving two precursor components, one containing waterglass and the other a waterglass hardener, mixed at the point of use to form a fire-resistant material with enhanced moisture resistance and cooling properties, which can be molded or poured to fill cavities and cracks, using a kit that separates the components for easy transport and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If fire resistant material is prepared with short hardening time, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases due to requirement of complex mixing plant
Solution Approach 1:
The fire resistant material is divided into two separate precursor components that are stored and transported independently. These components are mixed at the point of use in simple containers, eliminating the need for complex mixing plant while maintaining short hardening time for high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The precursor components are prepared in advance with all necessary ingredients separated and stabilized. This preliminary preparation allows the components to be stored ready-to-use without requiring complex mixing equipment at the application site, resolving the contradiction between fast hardening and mixing plant complexity.
2Ease of operation
If preformed hardened components are transported to point of use, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability worsens for complex geometries and crack filling
Solution Approach 1:
The precursor components are formulated to be pumpable in liquid or paste form, enabling them to be transported via simple pumping systems and poured or injected into cavities and cracks of complex geometries. This maintains ease of operation while achieving complete adaptability to any shape without air gaps.
Solution Approach 2:
The precursor components undergo parameter changes during transport and application - maintained in a fluid state for transport, then transformed during hardening into the final solid form. This allows the material to adapt to any geometry while remaining easy to transport and apply.
3Temperature
If waterglass-based fire resistant material is used, then cooling effect is improved, but moisture resistance worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a composite material system where waterglass provides the cooling effect through endothermic reactions, while additional components are incorporated to provide moisture resistance. This composite approach allows both cooling performance and moisture resistance to coexist without compromising either property.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions or aspects of the fire resistant material have different properties - the waterglass component provides cooling effect where heat is present, while other components provide moisture resistance where environmental exposure occurs. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between cooling and moisture resistance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for the production of a water-stable and form-stable fire-resistant material that can be easily transported and applied on-site, providing improved moisture resistance and cooling performance while meeting fire testing standards, such as EI 30, and can be used in various building elements.
Implementation Method 1
one of the at least two precursor components comprises at least one waterglass; and a second of the at least two precursor components comprises a waterglass hardener
Implementation Method 2
The cooling effect is achieved with the aid of endothermic reactions which are triggered by heat in the event of a fire
Implementation Method 3
fire resistant materials can also have intumescent properties
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a precursor product for the production of a fire resistant material, a kit comprising same and a method of preparing the fire resistant material and uses thereof in which the precursor product comprises at least two precursor components for producing the fire resistant material, and wherein at least one of the precursor components comprises a cooling agent and/or an insulating agent, a first of the at least two precursor components comprises waterglass and a second of the at least two precursor components comprises a waterglass hardener, and wherein the fire resistant material is produced by mixing the at least two precursor components and subsequent hardening.