Shrouds Would Catch Debris From Disintegrating Machines

Kinetic-energy-absorbing shrouds have been proposed to protect nearby persons and equipment against high-speed debris ejected by disintegrating machines. Examples of machines that could eject high-speed debris include turbines and gyroscopes. The shrouds would be laminated composites of several materials that would be designed to transform the kinetic energy of impinging debris into controlled, progressive breakage of the materials, so that the debris would become trapped harmlessly within the shrouds.