Here are some insights behind some of our innovative design features for our thermal blankets. In Part 5 of our series on fire prevention, we’ll detail how these innovations combine to help prevent engine-related fires and mitigate these risks.
These photos illustrate our innovative design features as follows:
1. Lobster-back design (less blanket pieces):
- Eliminates fitment error (parts fit one way)
- Reduced overall fitment/removal times
2. Wastegate cover eliminates heat transfer and hot spots during thermography testing:
- To inspect turbo wastegate remove springs
- Turbo flap draw-ropes to remove hot spots
3. Fish scale design ensures all pieces overlap those in a position prone to effects from gravity:
Ensures liquids/fluid/debris runs off product removing seepage and potential ignition
4. Sewn collars on all inter-part connections:
- Manifold to turbo
- Turbo to engine pipe
- Engine pipe to muffler
- Muffler to tailpipe
- Ensures no hot spots and potential ignition sources
Next, we’ll wrap up our series with dual-skinned exhausts which have an insulated outside surface to bring exhaust surface temperatures below the fuel flashpoint.
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