HIGH PERFORMANCE BUOYANT THERMAL INSULATING WRAP
A length of buoyant, flexible insulating material for lengthwise encasing a length of pipe comprises syntactic foam that includes a thermoset resin binder and microspheres, wherein the syntactic foam encases a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal fibrous strands. The thermoset resin may comprise an epoxy resin that includes Bisphenol-A, a curing agent, and a flexibilizer.
1 . A length of buoyant, flexible insulating material for lengthwise encasing a length of pipe, the material comprising:
syntactic foam that includes a thermoset resin binder and microspheres, wherein the syntactic foam encases a plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal fibrous strands.
2 . The length of buoyant, flexible insulating material of claim 1 , wherein the thermoset resin comprises an epoxy resin that includes Bisphenol-A, a curing agent, and a flexibilizer.
3 . The length of buoyant, flexible insulating material of claim 1 , wherein the syntactic foam includes about 20 to 30 parts-by-weight (pbw) of the microspheres, and about 100 pbw of Bisphenol-A, about 15 to 20 pbw of a curing agent, and about 15 to 20 pbw of a flexibilizer.
4 . The length of buoyant, flexible insulating material of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal fibrous strands comprises cotton.
5 . The length of buoyant, flexible insulating material of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal fibrous strands comprises synthetic fibers.
6 . The length of buoyant, flexible insulating material of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of substantially parallel longitudinal fibrous strands comprises aramid fibers.
7 . The length of buoyant, flexible insulating material of claim 4 , wherein the material includes segmented sidewalls to engage adjacent lengths of buoyant, flexible insulating material.