Carbon fibre composite blanket

In aircraft, aU internal textiles such as seating, internal decor, and blankets require defined levels of flame or fire resistance to internationally recognised standard levels. Higher levels of fire and heat resistant textiles and standards are required in engine insulation (e.g. ceramic fabric structures around combustion chambers), reinforcements for composites (e.g. carbon fibre reinforcanents for major structural elements), ara-mid honeycomb reinforcement for wall and floor structures, and fuselage acoustic and fire/heat insulation. 

To examine each of the above areas in detail is beyond the scope or needs of this text however, to illustrate the challenges involved, a brief examination of the needs of the commercial aerospace industry will be presented. According to Troitzsch, within a modern high capacity jet such as the Boeing 747 there are about 4000 kg of plastics materials of which about half comprises glass- and carbon-fibre-reinforced composites. Within the other half are the textiles that are part of the aircraft itself including decorative features. In addition, there will be carpets, blankets and other textile-based... 

Application of (carbon fibre) polymer composite blankets as vibration damping stabilisers for bridge columns, seismic retrofits and structural reinforcements are recognised in recent years, while rubber seismic bearings have been used for a long time. 

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