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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1991
Michael P Hagle, Mason, OH (US);
Reed R Oliver, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An insulative panel is attachable to a structure to thermally protect the structure. The insulative panel includes a piece of a compliant, porous material. A support base is bonded to a first side of the piece of porous material, the support base including means for attaching the support base to the structure that is to be protected. A skin made of a thermally resistant material is bonded to a second side of the piece of porous material. Preferably, the porous material is a piece of porous ceramic foam having an apparent density of less than about 25 percent, the support base is a piece of nonporous ceramic material, and the skin is a ceramic thermal barrier coating that is plasma sprayed onto the porous material.