Flexible heat shields and method
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1. A heat shield for a component, the heat shield comprising:
- a flexible inner jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around at least a portion of the component, the inner jacket comprising at least one layer of meshed thermal insulation material; and
a flexible outer jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around the inner jacket, the outer jacket comprising at least one layer of meshed wires intersected by braze wires.
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A heat shield comprises a flexible inner jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around at least a portion of a component, and a flexible outer jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around the inner jacket.
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1. A heat shield for a component, the heat shield comprising:
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a flexible inner jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around at least a portion of the component, the inner jacket comprising at least one layer of meshed thermal insulation material; and
a flexible outer jacket configured and disposed to be fitted around the inner jacket, the outer jacket comprising at least one layer of meshed wires intersected by braze wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A heat shield for a component, the component having at least one portion to be covered by the heat shield, the heat shield comprising:
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a flexible thermal insulation inner jacket covering the at least one portion of the component; and
an outer jacket covering the inner jacket between two opposite ends of the heat shield, the outer jacket comprising meshed wires wherein at least some junctions between wires of the meshed wires are attached by attachment points made from braze wires. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. The heat shield as defined in clam 6, wherein the inner and outer jackets have a non-linear shape.
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10. A method of installing a heat shield on a component, the method comprising:
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providing a flexible inner thermal-insulation jacket and a flexible outer jacket between two ends of the component the outer jacket being made of meshed wires and further comprising a plurality of braze wires intersecting the meshed wires;
securing ends of the outer jacket over the ends of the component;
heating the braze wires to melt it and form attachment points; and
thencooling the attachment points until they solidify. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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