The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the

The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of

The United States of America As Represented by the United States

The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator

Demetrius A Kourtides

John A Mikroyannidis

John A Parker

Daniel J Rasky

Paul M Sawko

David M Lowe

Ming-ta S Hsu

James M Beggs

Howard E Goldstein

Wilbur C Vallotton

Paul Kolodziej

Clement C Hiel

Rex A Churchward

Daniel L Dittman

Marc D Rezin

William C Pitts

An improved flexible blanket includes a nickel-based alloy foil layer brazed to a nickel-based alloy fabric layer. The fabric layer is stitched to an underlying ceramic insulation layer.

Durable advanced flexible reusable surface insulation

A method for joining a woven flexible ceramic fabric and a thin metal sheet creating an integral metal surfaced flexible thermal protection article, which method comprises:

Flexible ceramic-metal insulation composite and method of making

A method is provided for closing out the edges of a flexible ceramic insulation member including inner and outer mold line covering layers. A rigid, segmented, ceramic frame is placed around the edges of the insulation member and exposed edges of the inner and outer mold line covering layers are affixed to the ceramic frame. In one embodiment wherein the covering layers comprise fabrics, the outer fabric is bonded to the top surface and to a grooved portion of the side surface of the frame. In another embodiment wherein the outer cover layer comprises a metallic foil, clips on the edges of the frame are used to engage foil extensions. The ceramic frame is coated with a high emittance densifier coating.

Hybrid flexible and rigid ceramic insulation

A temperature sensor uses a type R thermocouple wire element in a ceramic sheath to sense temperatures up to 3,200.degree. F., and is particularly suitable for flexible insulations. The sensor includes a thermocouple wire embedded in a sheath having two sections disposed at right angles to each other. The junction of the thermocouple is located at one end of one of the sections and the lead wires extend from the other section. The section which includes the junction is secured to a flexible surface with ceramic cement.

Method and apparatus for measuring temperatures in fabrics and flexible

A protective coating for ceramic materials such as those made of silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminoborosilicate and silicon dioxide, and a thermal control structure comprising a ceramic material having coated thereon the protective coating. The protective coating contains, in admixture, silicon dioxide powder, colloidal silicon dioxide, water, and one or more emittance agents selected from silicon tetraboride, silicon hexaboride, silicon carbide, molybdenum disilicide, tungsten disilicide and zirconium diboride. In another aspect, the protective coating is coated on a flexible ceramic fabric which is the outer cover of a composite insulation. In yet another aspect, a metallic foil is bonded to the outer surface of a ceramic fabric outer cover of a composite insulation via the protective coating. A primary application of this invention is as a protective coating for ceramic materials used in a heat shield for space vehicles subjected to very high aeroconvective heating environments.

Protective coating for ceramic materials

An improved composite flexible blanket insulation comprising top silicon carbide having an interlock design, wherein the reflective shield is composed of single or double aluminized polyamide and wherein the polyamide film has a honeycomb pattern.

Composite flexible blanket insulation

Composite flexible multilayer insulation systems (MLI) were evaluated for thermal performance and compared with currently used fibrous silica (baseline) insulation system. The systems described are multilayer insulations consisting of alternating layers of metal foil and scrim ceramic cloth or vacuum metallized polymeric films quilted together using ceramic thread. A silicon carbide thread for use in the quilting and the method of making it are also described. These systems are useful to provide lightweight thermal insulation for a variety of uses, particularly on the surface of aerospace vehicles subject to very high temperatures during flight.

1-[(Diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4- and -2,6-dinitro- and diamino benzenes are prepared by nitrating an (organophosphonyl)methyl benzene to produce the dinitro compounds which are then reduced to the diamino compounds. The organo groups (alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl) on the phosphorus may be removed to give the free acids, (HO).sub.2 P(.dbd.O)--. The diamino compounds may be polymerized with dianhydrides or diacyl halides to produce fire and flame resistant polymers which are useful in the manufacture of aircraft structures.

1-[(Diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4- and -2,6-dinitro-benzenes

1-[(Diorganooxyphosphonyl)-methyl]-2,4- and -2,6-diamido benzenes

The subject invention pertains to a novel class of fire- and heat-resistant bisimide resins prepared by thermal polymerization of maleimido or citraconimido substituded 1-[(dialkoxyphosphonyl)-methyl]-2-4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes. Typical polymer presursors have the chemical structure: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl, and R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl. The polymer precursors are prepared by reacting 1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2-4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes with maleic anhydride or citraconic anhydride in a mole ratio 1:2. Chains extension of the monomers is achieved by reacting the mono-N-maleimido derivatives of 1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes with aryl tetracarboxylic dianhydrides, such as benzophenone tetracarboxylic diandydride, or aryl diisocyanates, such as methylenebis(4-phenylisocyanate), in a mole ratio 2:1. The polymerization of the monomers is studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the thermal stability of the polymers is ascertained by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).

Fire and heat resistant laminating resin based on maleimido and

1-[(Diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4- and -2,6-dinitro- and diamino benzenes are prepared by nitrating an (organophosphonyl)methyl benzene to produce The dinitro compounds which are then reduced to the diamino compounds. The organo groups (alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl) on the phosphorus may be removed to give the free acids, (HO).sub.2 P(.dbd.O)--. The diamino compounds may be polymerized with dianhydrides or diacyl halides to produce fire and flame resistant polymers which are useful in the manufacture of aircraft structures.

1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4,- and -2,6-diamino benzines and

The subject invention pertains to a novel class of fire- and heat-resistant bisimide resins prepared by thermal polymerization of maleimido or citraconimido substituted 1-[(dialkoxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2-4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes. Typical polymer precursors have the chemical structure: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl, and R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl. The polymer precursors are prepared by reacting 1-[(diorganooxyphosphony)methyl]-2-4- and -2,6-diaminobenzenes with maleic anhydride or citraconic anhydride in a mole ratio 1:2. Chain extension of the monomers is achieved by reacting the mono-N-maleimido derivatives of 1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes with aryl tetracarboxylic dianhydrides, such as benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, or aryl diisocyanates, such as methylenebis(4-phenylisocyanate), in a mole ratio 2:1. The polymerization of the monomers is studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the thermal stability of the polymers is ascertained by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).

Fire and heat resistant laminating resins based on maleimido and

The subject invention pertains to a novel class of fire- and heat-resistant bisimide resins prepared by thermal polymerization of maleimido or citraconimido substituted 1-[(dialkoxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2-4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes. Typical polymer precursors have the chemical structure: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl, substituted alkyl or aryl, and R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl. The polymer precursors are prepared by reacting 1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2-4- and -2,6-diaminobenzenes with maleic anhydride or citraconic anhydride in a mole ratio 1:2. Chain extension of the monomers is achieved by reacting the mono-N-maleimido derivatives of 1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4 and -2,6-diaminobenzenes with aryl tetracarboxylic dianhydrides, such as benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, or aryl diisocyanates, such as methylenebis(4-phenylisocyanate), in a mole ratio 2:1. The polymerization of the monomers is studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the thermal stability of the polymers is ascertained by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).

1-[(Diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]2,4- and -2,6-diamino benzenes are reacted with polyacylhalides and optionally comonomers to produce polyamides which have desirable heat and fire resistance properties. These polymers are used to form fibers and fabrics where fire and flame resistance properties are important, e.g., aircraft equipment and structures.

Fire resistant polyamide based on 1-[(diorganooxyphosphonyl)methyl]-2,4-

Composite structures having a honeycomb core and characterized by lightweight and excellent fire resistance are provided. These sandwich structures employ facesheets made up of bismaleimide-vinyl styrylpyridine copolymers with fiber reinforcement such as carbon fiber reinforcement. In preferred embodiments the facesheets are over-layered with a decorative film. The properties of these composites make them attractive materials of construction for aircraft and spacecraft.

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Demetrius A Kourtides