Astronomy and Space

Heat shield

In engineering, a heat shield is a component designed to protect an object or a human operator from being burnt or overheated by dissipating, reflecting, and/or absorbing heat. The term is most often used in reference to exhaust heat management and to systems for dissipating frictional heat. Heat shields are used most commonly in the automotive and aerospace industries.

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• ▸Epsilon Cancri
• ▸Blesk
• ▸Antennae Galaxies

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