thermal barrier
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For decades, this thermal barrier has been one of the toughest challenges in engineering.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Buried inside the extra-thick walls of these homes are layers of high-density fiberglass insulation flanked by rigid foam boards taped together at the seams to forge a thermal barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2016
The Okanogan River warmed up enough to create the "thermal barrier" that means optimum conditions for king fishing.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2012
Continue to keep your fingers crossed that we get a thermal barrier built up at the mouth of the Okanogan.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2012
To find the practical limits of the thermal barrier, says Rice, "take a hypothetical missile flying at 2,000 m.p.h. at 60,000 ft."
From Time Magazine Archive
