摘要 |
Spray-formed, anti-burst, leak-self-sealing coating structure applicable to the outside surface of a fuel container, and an associated application methodology. In an operative condition relative to such a surface, the coating structure includes (a) a solid, continuous-phase body of fuel-reactive, high-elastomeric material in the form of an expanse having an inner side applied to such a surface, and a spaced, outer side, (b) a field of distributed, fuel-reactive, fuel-imbiber beads embedded in and throughout the expanse of said body, generally spaced from, and centrally between, the body's inner and outer sides, but exposed to neither such side, and (c) an anti-burst fabric web having meshes formed by elongate, stretch-resistant fibers extending generally centrally within and throughout bead field. Meshes in the fabric web, and beads in the bead field, are relatively sized appropriately to permit the ready mesh-through-passage of beads during spray-formation of the coating structure.
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