Thermal protection barrier for delaying access
Edward B. Ripley · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 2023
A thermal protection barrier including a base layer having a plurality of baffles with perforated walls and a high melting temperature granular media disposed within the plurality of baffles. When the base layer is breached by a thermal threat, the granular media is operable to flow through the perforated walls of the plurality of baffles to provide a controlled flow of granular media to an area proximate the breach for thwarting the thermal threat.