Sentence examples for insulating tile from inspiring English sources
Mr. Umana had found a one-by-three-inch piece of insulating tile from the space shuttle Columbia sticking up from a muddy puddle.
They also showed photos of the loss of a 1.5-inch piece of an insulating tile over a landing-gear door on the nose cone, which they suggested might have sheared because of an earlier repair.
Ultra high temperature ceramic coatings (UHTCs) have a potential use as thermal protection systems in rocket exhaust cones, insulating tiles for the space shuttle, and engine components.
On Tuesday night, NASA announced that a plastic window cover had fallen off the top of the orbiter -- the part of the spacecraft that the astronauts ride in -- and struck insulating tiles at the tail end of the craft.
An expert in thermal sciences and engineering, Dr. Tien advised the United States government on insulating tiles for its space shuttle and on the nuclear reactor problems at Three Mile Island in Middletown, Pa.
They tested new technologies and techniques for detecting, measuring and repairing damage to insulating tiles and panels.
They considered what might happen if the superheated gas known as plasma entered the wheel well through one or more broken insulating tiles.
The stiff, thin pieces of ceramic-treated fabric act as spacers, keeping delicate insulating tiles from grinding together during the shuttle's rattling ascent and as its body expands and contracts in extreme temperatures.
The top-level end of the outer tube was enclosed by a PVC cylinder of diameter 20 cm and length 30 cm, which was covered by an insulating cement tile to limit outside temperature variations affecting the inside of the tubes.
Wool is incredibly insulating".
