Abstract:
A ship for the transportation and storage of cryogenic temperature fluid wherein an inner insulation composite protects the container and ship hold from detrimental effect of such temperature. Resin impregnated fabric and perforated foil comprise a porous liner bonded to fiber-reinforced foam layers to form gaseous boundary layer insulation.
Abstract:
A method of making three-dimensional reinforced foam insulation blocks wherein an X, Y, Z grid is made of three reinforcement fibers through which the insulation foam expands in the fabrication process. The placement of Z fibers through the multiple layers of the X-Y grid fibers utilizes a tube array for guidance. Frames for the X-Y fibers form a disposable mold to contain the foam while it expands and cures.