A thermal seal may include a flexible insulation layer, and an element made of shape memory alloy attached to the insulation layer, the element being treated to bend in response to heating, whereby an increase in the temperature of the element causes the insulation layer to transform from a first configuration to a second configuration.


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    Title :

    Thermal Seal with Thermally Induced Shape Change


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-12-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / C22F CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS , Verändern der physikalischen Struktur von Nichteisenmetallen oder Nichteisenlegierungen / F16J Kolben , PISTONS



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