Flame retardant material and system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Devices and systems face challenges in preventing, suppressing, or mitigating thermal events due to inadequate thermal management and flame retardation strategies.
Innovation Solution
A flame retardant system incorporating a sorbent material with a flame retardant, such as huntite or Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), which releases the flame retardant at elevated temperatures to prevent or delay the spread of thermal events, integrated into various substrates like fabrics, coatings, or cable sheaths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional flame retardant strategies are used, then flame retardation is provided, but thermal management effectiveness is inadequate and flame spread cannot be effectively suppressed
Solution Approach 1:
The flame retardant material is pre-loaded into the sorbent matrix under normal conditions, but remains dormant until thermal decomposition occurs at elevated temperatures (above 300°C), at which point the flame retardant is rapidly released to suppress flame spread
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes temperature as a triggering parameter, where the sorbent matrix undergoes thermal decomposition at specific temperature thresholds to release the flame retardant material, enabling conditional activation based on thermal stress levels
2Object-affected harmful factors
If flame retardant materials are incorporated into substrates, then flame spread is reduced, but the substrate may degrade or lose functionality at elevated temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The sorbent matrix acts as an intermediary carrier that protects the flame retardant material during normal operation and selectively releases it only when thermal decomposition occurs, preventing premature degradation while enabling effective flame suppression
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a composite structure combining the sorbent matrix with the flame retardant material, creating a thermally responsive composite that maintains substrate integrity while providing active flame retardation through controlled decomposition and release mechanisms
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
Effectively mitigates thermal events by releasing flame retardants at elevated temperatures, reducing flammability and preventing the spread of thermal incidents, while also providing thermal stability and toxin neutralization.
Implementation Method 1
The matrical sorbent material is configured to release the flame retardant material upon exposure to an elevated temperature, e.g., a temperature that is greater than 300° C.
Implementation Method 2
a sorbent containing a flame retardant with a substrate
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described that combine a sorbent containing a flame retardant with a substrate, which is capable of responding to temperature increases to prevent, suppress, delay the spread of, or otherwise mitigate a proximal thermal event. A flame retardant system has a flame retardant material that is incorporated into a matrical sorbent material, which is incorporated into a substrate. The matrical sorbent material is configured to release the flame retardant material upon exposure to an elevated temperature, e.g., a temperature that is greater than 300° C. in one embodiment.