Abstract:Thepresentreviewoutlinestherecentprogressofrigidceramicinsulationtile,ceramicfibrousfeltandlight-
weightablativematerials.Thecompositions,structures,performanceandapplicationsof
thesematerialsonhypersonicflightvehiclesareelucidatedindetailandfuturedevelopmentsofthermalinsulationmaterialsarealsohighlight
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