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HEAT SHROUD [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
DEF

In aerospace engineering, the special structure used to protect a reentry body or aerospace vehicle from aerodynamic heating on flight through a planet's atmosphere; ...

PHR

Heat shield fairing.

PHR

Jettisonable heat shield.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Un bouclier thermique, dans le domaine de l'astronautique, est un dispositif destiné à protéger une partie d'un engin spatial contre l'échauffement cinétique. Le bouclier thermique est utilisé en particulier pour protéger les objets envoyés dans l'espace (sondes, fusées, navettes spatiales) de la hausse de température lors de l'entrée de ces objets dans l'atmosphère.

PHR

Carénage de bouclier thermique.

PHR

Bouclier thermique largable.

Spanish

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