WO1989001864A1 - Fire resistant insulation composition - Google Patents
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- the insulation material Since the heat contained in the water is released upon exposure to the cold rock face and the cold exterior air, it follows that the volume of air between the rock surface and the insulation material should be kept to a minimum. It is therefore essential that the insulation material be flexible and to some extent capable of following the contours of the interior rock wall of the tunnel. In addition, the particular insulation material employed should have a very low heat conduction coefficient and at the same time be impervious to water. For economic reasons such a tunnel insulation material should also be easy to install and require little 35 maintenance.
- Polyethylene foam has a low heat conductivity and absorbs a negligible amount of water, properties which it maintains at temperatures as low as ⁇ 40°C. It resists weathering and is strong enough to withstand slipstream pressures from wind, passing trucks or trains. It is resistant to minor mechanical damage "and the flexibility of this material enables it to conform to the blasted rock surfaces of interior tunnel walls. It can be readily fabricated and its light weight and workability make it easy to install within tunnel confines, see "Polyethylene Foam Insulation Solves Icing Problem in Rocky Mountain Railway Tunnels" Sally Woods, Engineering Digest, pp 13-16, August 1985.
- polyethylene foams can be made flame retardant by the addition of fire retardant additives.
- fire retardant additives contain halogenated, which release bromine and chlorine gases when burning. These gases are heavy and toxic and can be more hazardous than the fire itself in the case of a non-fire retardant treated foam.
- a tunnel insulation material that has all of the advantages of polyethylene foam, including the insulation properties of polyethylene foam, but which is also fire resistant.
- This invention relates to a fire resistant tunnel insulation material or composition. More particularly, this invention relates to a fire resistant tunnel composition comprising a closed cell m polyethylene foam that is bonded to a metal sheet. Still more particularly, this invention is related to a fire resistant insulating composition comprising a closed cell polyethylene foam that has been bonded to a ,,- metal sheet by means of an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer. The outside surface of the metal sheet is generally coated to prevent corrosion.
- a second aspect of this invention relates to a 2 Q method of applying the fire resistant tunnel insulation of the present invention to the interior of a tunnel rock face wall.
- Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of the fire - c resistant tunnel insulating composition of the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a cross sectional view of a tunnel lined with the fire resistant tunnel insulating
- the closest prior art known to applicant consists of a double lining of aluminum having a frost insulation material sandwiched between the aluminum sheets, see "Insulated Panels for Protection against Water and Frost", Krokeborg and Pedersen, Proceedings International Symposium, Oslo 1984, (TAPIR, Trondheim) .
- the aluminum lining comprises essentially a heavy gauge foil, approximately 0.5 to 0.7 mm thick, which contains a mineral wool insulation in between the layers of aluminum foil.
- Such an insulation material has the disadvantage of tearing easily on the rough surface of a tunnel rock face, thereby exposing the insulation material to the rock wall surface.
- Mineral wool is not very suitable for use as a tunnel insulation material. ra Mineral wool rapidly absorbs water which subsequently freezes and destroys the insulation value of this material.
- the aluminum foil layers melt at relatively low temperatures of approximately 660°C. In cases of a hot fire, the chances of the aluminum T5 melting and causing the insulation to collapse and destroy or short-circuit power lines is high.
- Figure 1 discloses a cross-section of the fire resistant insulating composition.
- the compositions of this invention have been especially developed as tunnel insulation materials, it should be clearly understood 5 that these compositions, or slightly modified versions thereof, can also be used wherever a fire resistant insulating composition is required.
- wall insulations for buildings such as houses, -1 warehouses, factories, thermal roofing insulations, pipe insulations and reaction vessel insulations for temperatures ranging from ⁇ 40°C to 70°C are all contemplated to be within the scope of applicant's claimed invention.
- any plastic foam material can be used as an insulating material in accordance with the practise of this invention as for example, polyurethane, poly ⁇ styrene, polyethylene, cross-linked polyethylene, polypropylene or pol vinylchloride.
- a closed cell polyethylene foam represents the preferred insulation species of applicant's invention.
- TX Closed cell polyethylene foams are conveniently available in the form of extruded planks that measure from 20 to 120 cm in width and from 0.2 to 5 meters in length. These planks are available in thicknesses of 5 30, 50, 70, 80 and 100 mm. The thickness of the particular planks that are employed is dependent upon the climate and the severity of winter conditions to which the tunnel is exposed. Normally, planks having a width of about 1 meter, a length of about 2 meters, and X1 having a thickness of about 50 mm are employed.
- polyethylene foam material Inasmuch as this type of polyethylene foam material is constructed of millions of tiny closed cells, it has a high insulation capacity. It permits only negligible water or steam penetration, which makes it an excellent 5 barrier for ground water.
- Polyethylene foam is sufficiently flexible and resilient so as to give and not tear on jagged rock wall surfaces.
- polyethylene foams maintain their excellent properties 0 over a wide range of temperatures ranging from ⁇ 40°C to 70°C. Thus, they can be installed over a wide range of ambient temperatures and numerous tunnels have been successfully insulated with polyethylene foam to prevent ground water from freezing on tunnel wall surfaces.
- polyethylene foam will burn when exposed to a naked flame for a short period of time.
- fire retardant chemicals can be employed to make polyethylene foams more flame resistant.
- these fire retardant additives generally contain halogen derivates that release toxic gases, such as bromine and chlorine, when burning. These toxic gases can be even more hazardous than the fire itself in a relatively confined area, such as, for example, in the middle of a long tunnel.
- a composite material or polyethylene laminate has been developed in which the surface of the polyethylene foam facing the tunnel interior is covered by a metal surface.
- the use of a metal sheet as a cover for combustible-materials is not new.
- the bonding of a metal sheet to a plastic foam material to form a fire resistant insulating composition is deemed to be novel.
- the metal surface or surfaces are bonded by means of a particular thermoplastic bonding agent or adhesive material that melts at approximately the same or at a higher temperature than that at which the polyethylene foam melts.
- a particular thermoplastic bonding agent or adhesive material that melts at approximately the same or at a higher temperature than that at which the polyethylene foam melts.
- non-ferrous metal sheets may be used for certain installations
- the use of a steel sheet is preferred for the installation of fire resistant tunnel insulation materials.
- the thickness of the steel sheet can be from about 0.01 to 0.3 mm, and preferably is from about 0.02 to 0.2 mm so as to be flexible.
- the length and width of the steel sheet is controlled by the length and width of the polyethylene planks employed. If a composite containing only a single outer steel layer is employed, the steel layer should include about 50 mm of additional steel sheet which overlaps each edge of the polyethylene plank. This overlap can be folded over to cover the edges of the polyethylene plank so that no polyethylene surface is exposed to the interior surface of the tunnel.
- the bonding agent or adhesive layer can be comprised of a variety of materials, as long as it adheres satisfactorily to the steel sheet and to the polyethylene foam. It should also melt at appproxi- mately the same or at a higher temperature than the polyethylene foam, in order to enable the polyethylene foam to melt and pull away from the hot metal sheet when exposed to a direct source of heat, instead of delaminating from the metal sheet. In case of a major tunnel fire, this enables the polyethylene foam to form s. liquid metal protected from an open flame by the steel layer. This melt can flow by gravity behind the steel layer into the ground drainage provided out of harm's way.
- Suitable bonding agents include adhesive resins, such as ethylene vinyl alcohol and ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, with the latter being the adhesive resin of choice.
- the adhesive resin can be directly applied to the steel sheet by extruding the
- T0 molten resin onto the metal sheet through a die at temperatures of about 210°C.
- the molten adhesive resin can be applied as a falling curtain directly onto the steel sheet as it passes continuously beneath the die
- T5 opening The rate of speed at which the steel sheet travels determines the thickness of the adhesive coating.
- the adhesive layer is solid and tack free so that, for example*, the adhesive-coated steel sheet can be rolled up into a 20) coil and stored for future use.
- the steel sheet containing the adhesive layer can then be laminated to the polyethylene foam plank by means of a hot air lamination technique. Hot air at 25 about 150°C is blown directly against the adhesive- coated metal sheet to soften the adhesive layer. The softened, adhesive-coated steel sheet is firmly pressed against the polyethylene foam and cooled. Upon cooling the steel sheet remains firmly and flexibly bonded to
- the polyethylene foam For polyethylene foam composites having two metal surface layers, the process of laminating the adhesive-coated steel sheet is repeated on the other side.
- the application of the adhesive resin to the steel sheet, the hot air bonding of the softened resin to the polyethylene foam, and the subsequent cutting of the laminated planks to their desired length can all be combined into a continuous operation having a through-put of finished composite material, ranging from about 0.5 to 2.0 meters per minute.
- the adhesive-coated steel sheets can be pre-prepared, stored, and subsequently bonded to the polyethylene foam as required.
- the exterior surface of the steel sheet is generally coated to prevent the steel from corrosion.
- one side of the steel sheet can be pre-coated with a protective coating, prior to the application of the adhesive resin on the opposite side. Any number of protective coatings or paint coatings known to those skilled in the art can be employed for this purpose.
- a paint coating is employed which is both corrosion resistant and fire resistant.
- a coating can be sprayed, brushed or rolled onto the metal sheet or onto the finished metal composite.
- the fire resistant coating should be such that it will not propagate a fire once it is ignited. Preferably, it should be of the type that will extinguish itself within a few minutes after direct flame contact has been removed.
- the paint composition should be flexible in order that no cracks or chipping of the paint coating will occur during handling and installation. Coatings that are chemically resistant to automobile exhaust gases, particularly sulfur dioxide, sulfur trioxide, nitrous oxides, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and their corresponding acids are particularly desirable.
- paint coatings comprising phenolic based resins, phenol-aldehyde resins, acrylic resins or epoxy resins.
- Epoxy resin based paint coatings form the coating of choice. In addition to good adherence
- Fire resistant tunnel insulating composite planks prepared in accordance with this invention, can
- the polyethylene planks are joined at their long edges to form a mat.
- the width of the mat is equal to the length of the composite planks.
- the length of the 2U individual mats should be composed of a sufficient number of planks so as to cover a major portion, or the whole cross-section, of a tunnel wall and ceiling.
- the composite planks are edge-joined by means of a thermoplastic hot melt adhesive, as for
- a urethane elastomer for example, a urethane elastomer.
- Such an adhesive is readily applied and retains sufficient flexibility, even in extreme hot or cold weather, so as not to crack or break during installation.
- Mats formed in this fashion are fastened to the rock face wall by means of bolts that have been previously inserted into the rock face wall. Holes are drilled at right angles and the threaded bolts are inserted and permanently sealed in place by means of an epoxy resin. This serves to anchor the bolt in place and prevent ground water from leaking around each drilled hole.
- the bolts are so arranged that each composite plank of a mat is independently fastened to the rock face wall, thereby preventing the collapse of individual composite planks in case of a failure of the adhesive.
- Such composite mats can be prepared outside of the tunnel entrance and transferred to the mounting site by sky-lift mounting vehicles.
- the mats are carefully centered and attached to the rock face tunnel wall by means of nuts and washer plates that are fastened onto the previously positioned bolts.
- the washer plates are approximately 200 cm2 and have upturned edges so as not to scratch or cut into the treated fire resistant coating of the composite material.
- This process of preparing and installing mats is repeated with as many mats being installed as are necessary in order to cover the interior surface of the tunnel.
- the edges of each mat should overlap the edges of the adjacent mat from about 30 to 50 cm, so that absolutely no polyethylene foam is anywhere exposed to the interior surface of the tunnel. It is also important that no air circulate behind the mat to create drafts. Void spaces, including especially the portal edges of the mat, must be sealed by means of a fire resistant filler, such as mineral wool.
- Example 1 illustrates the fire resistant properties of a polyethylene foam composite material in accordance with the present invention in comparison to the polyethylene foam of the prior art.
- Panels of a closed cell polyethylene foam, a closed-cell polyethylene foam that has been treated so as to be fire resistant, a polyethylene foam composite that has been bonded to a steel sheet having a corrosion resistant and partially fire resistant coating on its exterior surface, and a polyethylene foam composite that has been bonded to a steel sheet having a corrosion and fire resistant coating on its : exterior surface are individually placed in an upright position.
- a Bunsen burner is inclined at a 45°C angle and placed so that the flame is in direct contact with a spot located about 5 cm from the base of each test panel. At the hottest point of flame attack, temperatures of 900 to 920°C are recorded by means of a technoterm 9500 thermometer.
- All of the samples comprise a closed cell polyethylene extruded foam having dimensions of 25 cm in width, 30 cm in length and 5 cm in thickness.
- the polyethylene foam composite is coated with two different corrosion resistant epoxy coatings: (1) a corrosion resistant coating having fire retardant properties, and (2) a corrosion resistant coating having improved fire retardant properties.
- the composition of these corrosion resistant coatings are as follows:
- the viscosities of the final compositions can be adjusted with additional solvent to permit the type of application desired, i.e., spraying, brushing or rolling. -
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