TH49487A - Insulation modules, systems and methods for installation and manufacturing. - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (03/06/42) What was revealed was a prefabricated insulation module (10) with a partially cylindrical body consisting of a non-shrinkable insulation layer (14) which is molded into the body of a rigid insulation material and has a significant uniform mixture and density throughout the cross-section of the said layer (14), the inner surface (14c) adjacent to the surface of the component to be insulated, the outer surface (14a) which is generally concentric with the said inner surface (14c) and the contact surface (14b), a primarily non-fibrous bonding layer (18) which is molded into the body and directly adhered to the insulation layer (14) on its outer surface (14a), and connection pathways (16; 17; 126) arranged along the length of the body for Connected to the additional insulation module (20), whereby the aforementioned insulation and the overlay layers (14; 18) of the aforementioned module (10) are positioned relative to each other in such a way that when the additional insulation module (20) is connected, the insulation layers (14; 24) of the aforementioned module (10) and the additional module (20) are made into contact along the contact surfaces (14b) of the modules (10; 20) for the insulation of a portion of the said component and whereby when the said insulation material is a fiber material, its fibers are sealed by a sealant and are not positioned relative to the said module in a significant way. Also revealed is the system of modules for the insulation of the component, the method of insulating the component, and the method for manufacturing such modules. It is revealed that the finished insulation module (10) has a partially cylindrical body consisting of an unshrinkable insulation layer (14) which is shaped to fit into a body composed of rigid insulation material and There is a significant uniform composition and density throughout the cross-section of the aforementioned layer (14), the inner surface (14c) adjacent to the surface of the component to be insulated, the outer surface (14a) which is generally concentric with the aforementioned inner surface (14c) and the contact surface (14b), the significantly non-fibrous cladding layer (18) which is shaped to fit the body and adheres directly to the insulation layer (14) on its outer surface (14a), and the connection pathways (16; 17; 126) provided along the length of the body for connection to additional insulation modules (20), where the aforementioned insulation and the cladding layers (14;18) of the aforementioned module (10) are arranged relative to each other in such a way that when the module is connected The additional insulation modules mentioned (20), the insulation layers (14; 24) of the module mentioned (10) and the additional module mentioned (20) are made into contact surfaces (14b) of modules (10; 20) for the purpose of insulating a portion of the said component and whereby, since the said insulation material is a fibrous material, its fibers are sealed by a sealant and are not significantly oriented relative to the said module. Also revealed is the system of modules for the insulation of the component, the method of insulating the component, and the method for manufacturing such modules.

Claims (3)

1. A prefabricated insulation module, partially cylindrical in shape, comprises a non-shrinkable insulation layer molded to the body, consisting of a rigid insulation material with a uniform composition and density throughout its cross-section; an inner surface adjacent to the surface of the component to be insulated; an outer surface generally centered on the inner surface; and a contact surface. A non-fibrous, flexible overlay layer molded to the body and directly adhered to the outer insulation layer, and connection pathways are provided along the length of the module for connection to additional insulation modules. The insulation layer of the module and the additional module are in contact along their contact surfaces for insulating a portion of the component, and where, if the insulation material is fibrous, its fibers are sealed by a sealing agent and are not fundamentally oriented relative to the module. 2. The insulation module of claim 1, whereby the aforementioned insulation layer is a non-overlapping, dense layer consisting of a primarily rigid insulation material selected from a group of rigid polyurethane foam, polyisocyanurate foam and fibrous material, as appropriate and suitable for high-temperature applications. 3. An insulating module of claim 1 or 2, whereby such module is a semi-cylindrical module which is covered with an overlapping layer of the aforementioned insulating layer along the length of the module at both sides of its longitudinal axis in such a way that it overlaps with the overlapping layer of the additional module of the forementioned in order to be at least partially connected to it, and such module is provided with a circumferential boundary along its length.