Surface coating for prevention of crust formation

Patent · Tue May 24 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:7036377

Kronberg, J W

A flexible surface coating which promotes the removal of deposits as they reach the surface by preventing adhesion and crust formation is disclosed. Flexible layers are attached to each side of a flexible mesh substrate comprising of a plurality of zones composed of one or more neighboring cells, each zone having a different compressibility than its adjacent zones. The substrate is composed of a mesh made of strands and open cells. The cells may be filled with foam. Studs or bearings may also be positioned in the cells to increase the variation in compressibility and thus the degree of flexing of the coating. Surface loading produces varying amounts of compression from point to point causing the coating to flex as deposits reach it, breaking up any hardening deposits before a continuous crust forms. Preferably one or more additional layers are also used, such as an outer layer of a non-stick material such as TEFLON, which may be pigmented, and an inner, adhesive layer to facilitate applying the coating to a surface. 5 figs.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5314735; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-730423
• OSTI ID: 7036377
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 16 Jul 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
COATINGS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
FOULING
FLEXIBILITY
HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES
LAYERS
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TEFLON
FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE CO
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLASTICS
POLYMERS
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
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