The Boeing Company

James Philip Ledesma, Jr

Jonathan David Embler

Leanne L Lehman

Thomas R Pinney

Sangvavann Heng

Vann Heng

A thermal protection system including a plurality of layers. A first layer includes a passive insulation material. A second layer includes a phase change insulation material. A third layer is positioned between the first layer and the second layer to separate the passive insulation material from the phase change insulation material. A structural system extends through the first layer, the second layer, the third layer, or a combination thereof.

Dual layer sandwich for thermal management

A thermal protection system including a plurality of layers. A first layer includes a passive insulation material. A second layer includes a phase change insulation material. A third layer is positioned between the first layer and the second layer to separate the passive insulation material from the phase change insulation material.

A method for adding insulation or bulk absorbers into high temperature sandwich structures following fabrication is presented. A slurry of ceramic fibers and/or particles, opacified particles, fugitive fibers, organic binders and inorganic binders is prepared as an aqueous solution. The slurry is cast within a prepared sandwich structure, dried, and heated to form a low density ceramic core material to provide insulation or noise absorption. Following incorporation of the ceramic material, aerogels or phase change materials may also be added to provide additional thermal management benefits.

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James Philip Ledesma, Jr