US2020200327A1PendingUtilityA1

Systems and methods for compression pack pipe insulation

56
Assignee: JOHNS MANVILLEPriority: May 3, 2017Filed: Mar 4, 2020Published: Jun 25, 2020
Est. expiryMay 3, 2037(~10.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ralph Michael FayJason J. KoravosDennis A. Kopp
F16L 59/08B32B 2307/412B32B 2264/101F17C 2203/0329B32B 2307/554F16L 59/028B32B 27/302B32B 15/043F16L 59/141B32B 5/32B32B 2307/304B32B 7/12B32B 15/085B32B 27/36F17C 2203/0308B32B 2255/06B32B 27/14B32B 2260/025B32B 2260/046B32B 15/18B32B 2264/108B32B 2270/00B32B 15/20F17C 2209/22B32B 2266/057B32B 11/048B32B 2264/102B32B 5/30B32B 3/266F17C 2205/00B32B 17/068B32B 2255/20B32B 2266/02B32B 3/08B32B 15/082B32B 2266/0214B32B 1/08B32B 2262/0276B32B 27/304B32B 7/08B32B 2307/414F17C 2203/0325B32B 5/18F17C 13/001B32B 27/32B32B 5/16B32B 2262/12B32B 27/18B32B 2266/126B32B 2307/7246B32B 27/08B32B 2307/546B32B 3/20B32B 27/322B32B 2255/102B32B 2597/00B32B 2307/10B32B 11/046B32B 3/14B32B 27/34B32B 2307/732B32B 2255/205B32B 2419/00
56
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

An insulation product for a pipe or vessel having at least one aerogel insulation layer, an additional insulation layer positioned around the at least one aerogel insulation layer, and a protective cladding layer surrounding the at least one aerogel insulation layer and the additional insulation layer.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of installing an insulation product on a pipe or vessel, the method comprising:
 securing an aerogel layer around the pipe or vessel;   positioning a constraining layer around the aerogel layer; and   securing a protective cladding layer around the aerogel layer and the constraining layer.   
     
     
         2 . The method of installing an insulation product on a pipe or vessel of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 positioning a vapor barrier layer around the constraining layer.   
     
     
         3 . The method of installing an insulation product on a pipe or vessel of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one aerogel insulation layer comprises aerogel compression insulation packets;   positioning the aerogel layer around the pipe or vessel comprises arranging a plurality of aerogel insulation packets around an outer surface of the pipe or vessel in a compressed state; and   the method further comprises puncturing the plurality of aerogel insulation packets upon positioning the constraining layer, thereby causing the plurality of aerogel insulation packets to expand.   
     
     
         4 . The method of installing an insulation product on a pipe or vessel of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the constraining layer comprises a sheath layer or an additional insulation layer.   
     
     
         5 . The method of installing an insulation product on a pipe or vessel of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 applying an additional insulation layer around the aerogel layer and the constraining layer.   
     
     
         6 . The method of installing an insulation product on a pipe or vessel of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the aerogel layer comprises a plurality of aerogel insulation packets;   the method further comprises:
 analyzing, using a computing device, a surface of the pipe or vessel to be insulated; and 
 determining, using the computing device, an arrangement of the plurality of aerogel insulation packets to cover the surface of the pipe or vessel, the plurality of aerogel insulation packets comprising prefabricated aerogel insulation packets having one or more of different shapes and different sizes; and 
 securing the aerogel layer comprises securing the prefabricated aerogel insulation packets on the surface of the pipe or vessel according to the determined arrangement.

Cited by (0)

No later patents cite this yet.

References (0)

No backward citations on record.