Magazine Article

Thin Thermal-Insulation Blankets for Very High Temperatures

TBMG-7693

11/01/2003

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Thermal-insulation blankets of a proposed type would be exceptionally thin and would endure temperatures up to 2,100 °C. These blankets were originally intended to protect components of the NASA Solar Probe spacecraft against radiant heating at its planned closest approach to the Sun (a distance of 4 solar radii). These blankets could also be used on Earth to provide thermal protection in special applications (especially in vacuum chambers) for which conventional thermal-insulation blankets would be too thick or would not perform adequately.

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"Thin Thermal-Insulation Blankets for Very High Temperatures," Mobility Engineering, November 1, 2003.
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Nov 1, 2003
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TBMG-7693
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English