CPC B64F 5/40 (2017.01) [B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B29C 73/34 (2013.01); F28D 20/0056 (2013.01); F28D 2020/0026 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of repairing an aircraft, the method comprising:
charging a thermal transfer blanket comprising a thermal energy storage media with thermal energy from a heat source;
positioning a thermally curable patch on an exterior surface of an aircraft, the thermally curable patch comprising an uncured polymer having a first temperature;
applying the thermal transfer blanket to the thermally curable patch; and
transferring thermal energy between the thermal transfer blanket and the thermally curable patch to increase the first temperature of the uncured polymer to a cure temperature for a sufficient amount of time to cure the polymer; and
wherein the thermal energy storage media comprises a material chosen from AlN, BeO, BN, diamond, Al2O3, and combinations thereof.
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