Acoustic, Thermal and Fire Insulation System

The objective is to develop a new class of insulation coating that simultaneously targets noise, fire and condensation. A single coating which can fulfill all the requirements would be the ideal solution (Design A). Recently, QS completed R&D on a novel viscoelastic polymer for use in construction that provides superior sound damping along with fire protection in a single polymer blend. This is now in commercial use. Some of this technology, combined with ceramic microspheres, can be leveraged into a single coating. This one-component system, referred to as Design A, will be investigated as part of Phase 1. Alternatively, a lower risk Design B two-component coating system will also be investigated. The top component will be a thermal insulating coating consisting of microscopic air-filled ceramic and/or silicon microspheres to provide a fire, thermal insulation and condensation barrier. The bottom component will be QuietShip to damp noise and vibration. QS (and predecessor company) has been shipping acoustic damping viscoelastic polymer technologies for 12 years. It is now executing a project on the X-Craft using the same base polymer slated for the system. QS is confident that it will provide a breakthrough material to Navy as a result of this SBIR.