thermal barrier
Temperature transfer preventer
A thermal barrier is a material or structure that resists the transfer of heat between regions of different temperature.
Insulation in walls acts as a thermal barrier, as do heat shields on spacecraft.
In aeronautics, the thermal barrier refers to the heating effects that limit aircraft speed—air friction generates extreme temperatures at high velocities.
- heat shieldsReentry burn barriers
- space shuttleReusable crewed orbital vehicle
- ablativeRemoving by erosion
- R-valueInsulation effectiveness measure
- aerogelsExtremely light porous solids
heat transfer · radiant heat · fiberglass · heatproof · radiation shielding · protection · fire wall · shielding · foam · turbine · jet engine · aerospace · exhaust · hot zone · furnace · heat shield · blanket · kiln
- protective propertieswaterproof, fireproof, bulletproof, shatterproof, dustproof
- coatingspaint, enamel, varnish, primer, glaze
- heat protectionheat shield, heat shields, tiles, ceramic tiles, heat sink
- protectantssunscreen, sealant, coating, preservative, finish
- thermal controlheat sink, heatsink, radiator, cooling fan, heat exchanger
- heat transferconduction, convection, heat flow, heat transfer, conductors
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