Thermally-enhanced HVAC constructions
First Claim
1. A thermally-enhanced component comprising:
- a substantially enclosed and contiguous air handling unit structure having an interior surface and an exterior surface;
at least one sheet of a non-woven ceramic material having opposed surfaces being disposed inside the structure at a predetermined distance from the exterior surface of the structure, the at least one sheet being configured to provide a thermal barrier;
insulating material disposed inside the structure and in contact with at least one surface of the at least one sheet, the insulating material having a predetermined rate of smoke generation at a predetermined temperature sufficient to produce smoldering; and
wherein the at least one sheet being configured and disposed to provide a sufficient temperature differential between the opposed surfaces of the at least one sheet to reduce the predetermined rate of smoke generated by the insulating material upon the exterior surface of the structure being subjected to the predetermined temperature.
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Abstract
A thermally-enhanced, insulated component for use with an HVAC system includes a component having an outer surface usable with an HVAC system, the component being substantially filled with an insulating material. A thin, dimensionally stable layer of thermal barrier material having opposed surfaces is disposed inside the component at a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the component. The thermal barrier layer is in contact with the insulating material on at least one surface of the opposed surfaces. When the outer surface of the component is subjected to an elevated temperature, the thermal barrier layer maintains a sufficient temperature differential between the surface of the opposed surfaces of the thermal barrier layer facing opposite the outer surface and the surface of the opposed surfaces of the thermal barrier layer facing the outer surface so that the insulating material produces a reduced rate of smoke.
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23 Claims
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1. A thermally-enhanced component comprising:
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a substantially enclosed and contiguous air handling unit structure having an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least one sheet of a non-woven ceramic material having opposed surfaces being disposed inside the structure at a predetermined distance from the exterior surface of the structure, the at least one sheet being configured to provide a thermal barrier; insulating material disposed inside the structure and in contact with at least one surface of the at least one sheet, the insulating material having a predetermined rate of smoke generation at a predetermined temperature sufficient to produce smoldering; and wherein the at least one sheet being configured and disposed to provide a sufficient temperature differential between the opposed surfaces of the at least one sheet to reduce the predetermined rate of smoke generated by the insulating material upon the exterior surface of the structure being subjected to the predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A thermally-enhanced component comprising:
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a substantially enclosed and contiguous HVAC system structure having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the structure being substantially filled with an insulating material; at least one sheet of a non-woven ceramic material having opposed surfaces being disposed inside the structure at a predetermined distance from the exterior surface of the structure, the at least one sheet being configured to provide a thermal barrier; insulating material disposed inside the structure and in contact with at least one surface of the at least one sheet, the insulating material having a predetermined rate of smoke generation at a predetermined temperature sufficient to produce smoldering; and wherein upon the exterior surface of the structure being subjected to the predetermined temperature, the at least one sheet providing a sufficient temperature differential between the opposed surfaces of the at least one sheet to reduce the predetermined rate of smoke generated by the insulating material. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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