Heat Shield
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NASA
NASA Heat Shield Technology Enables Space Industry Growth
Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America’s space industry. The material, known as C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator), provides a stronger, less expensive, and more…
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NASA
NASA Installs Heat Shield on First Private Spacecraft Bound for Venus
Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit check of the two halves of a space capsule that will study the clouds of Venus for signs of life. Led by Rocket Lab of Long Beach, California, and their partners at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Rocket…
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NASA
NASA Identifies Cause of Artemis I Orion Heat Shield Char Loss
Lee esta historia en español aquí. After extensive analysis and testing, NASA has identified the technical cause of unexpected char loss across the Artemis I Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. Engineers determined as Orion was returning from its uncrewed mission around the Moon, gases generated inside the heat shield’s ablative outer material called Avcoat were not able to vent and dissipate as…
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NASA
NASA to Inflate Heat Shield on Earth Before Spaceflight Demo
LOFTID Dedication Ceremony for the late Bernard Rutter who had a vison for the safe passage through Mars thin atmosphere. NASA is inviting media to see a technology that could one day help land humans on Mars after it is inflated for the final time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration later this year. The event will take place beginning…
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Press Releases
DEI Intros Heat Control Kit for Polaris Slingshot SI LE ’15 – ’19
AVON LAKE, OH (08.20.2019) – The 2015-2019 Polaris Slingshot SI LE has a compact design that places the vehicle’s 4 cylinder engine, muffler, catalytic converter and exhaust manifold all in close proximity to the passenger side. This concentration of heat easily transfers into the passenger seat, greatly affecting the comfort of the floor and cockpit area. Thermal experts, DEI, now offers…
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DEI Introduces Heat Screen GOLD Metalized Matting
Avon Lake, Ohio (November 20, 2018)…DEI, a leading specialist in heat protection for automotive, powersports, marine and industrial markets, now offers a versatile GOLD metalized radiant matting to reduce the harmful and damaging effects of heat that can be installed almost anywhere in a vehicle. Heat Screen GOLD is manufactured from a high temperature rated metalized polyimide film bonded to…
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Automotive Upgrades
DEI Introduces LS Engine Coil Pack Heat Shield
AVON LAKE, OH (12.20.2017)– DEI now offers a solution for coil failure due to heat or relocating coil packs for added protection against underhood radiant heat. Excessive heat generated from the engine and exhaust often is the culprit that causes coils to fail. DEI’s newly introduced LS Engine Coil Pack Heat Shield insulates and reflects heat away from the coils;…
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Automotive Upgrades
Reduce Heat Transfer and Noise with DEI’s New C5 Corvette Transmission Tunnel Plate Heat Shield
AVON LAKE, OH (12.08.2017)– As a leading manufacturer of thermal solutions for the automotive aftermarket, DEI is on the lookout for heat transfer issues for specific make and model vehicles. C5 Corvette owners have long complained about excessive heat transferred into and through the console that heats up the interior cabin. DEI now offers a solution with its Transmission Tunnel…
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