Sensitive data logging equipment often needs to survive conditions far beyond its rated operating temperature, particularly during severe post-collision fire exposure. Most existing protection methods aren't built for this: they're too bulky, too short-lived, or not designed for electronics at all.
We've developed a compact enclosure that keeps data logging equipment below 60°C for up to 14 hours, even when the surrounding environment is far hotter. It requires no power and no moving parts.
The design combines phase change materials with aerogel insulation inside a rugged metal enclosure that also withstands high shock loads. Every layer is sized using fire simulation data rather than guesswork, so the protection is engineered to the exact thermal conditions it needs to survive, not just built to a rule of thumb.
We've paired the physical design with a digital twin model, calibrated against real bench test data. This means performance can be predicted and adapted for new environments or form factors without repeated physical prototyping.
The result is a passive, self-contained protection method suitable for aerospace, energy, and other applications where instrumentation has to survive extreme thermal events intact.