Editing Heat shield (section)

{{Short description|Component to protect against excessive heat}}
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-04 |title=How do heat shields on spacecraft work? |url=https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/how-do-heat-shields-on-spacecraft-work/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=cosmosmagazine.com |language=en-AU}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thermalengineering.co.uk/our-products/insulation-systems/ | title=Insulation Systems }}</ref>