Talk:Ablation

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Ablative passive fire protection products have been in use in construction for decades. Prominent examples include silicone foam firestops, which are made by Dow Corning (now sold as "Fire Barrier Silicone RTV Foam 2001" by 3M and General Electric, and Thermo-lag, which was made by TSI Inc. or Nu-Chem . See  Obviously, this is not medical, but the terminology is the same.--Achim 03:10, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

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"Confusing" Tag at the top of the page
I would like to know who could possibly be confused by that page. Ablation happens in a number of different fields and we have a short description of each. Who is confused by this and just exactly why?--Achim 23:09, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The term itself is vaguely defined, and the different usage in different fields (and even within a field, as in the geology case) are disorienting. Ojcit 19:08, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Split by field?
If the meanings in different fields are different enough, why not have separate articles with a short main article linking to each separately, or a disambiguation page? Ojcit 18:57, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

If you burn...
I believe such sentences are not quite suitable for an encyclopedia. Besides, what has the color of silica dust to do with ablation? ACrush ?!/© 22:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I took it out as soon as I noticed it, before I checked the talk page. Apparently it took another year. AndyBQ (talk) 07:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Vacuum Ablation
I've heard of a concept called Vacuum Ablation in which given enough time the atoms in a substance boil away into space. Is there such a thing? Josh Parris 00:17, 17 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi Josh Parris. I've never heard the term used in that way before. When talking about liquids, lowering the pressure also lowers the boiling point. For example, in the vacuum of space, water will boil at -90 F. Far better vacuums can be generated here on Earth than are found in space, so this is how water is removed from, say ... refrigeration and air conditioning units. The term "ablation" on the other hand, usually refers to solids. This can happen, I suppose, if the solid is heated to the melting point while in a vacuum. Instead of melting the solid will turn directly into a gas vapor. I suppose you can describe meteors, space shuttles, or other forms of atmospheric entry as ablating in this way, however, the technical name for this action is sublimation. Zaereth (talk) 20:03, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

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reasons of ablation
the article discussed the meaning of ablation in several area.However, the article missed to demonstrate the reasons of ablation for examples in animals and plants — Preceding unsigned comment added by Asrar1993 (talk • contribs) 23:14, 31 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Good point. I don't have my sources at the ready, but if it helps, the cause often varies depending on the type of ablation. It may be mechanical wear, such as by a glacier. It can be thermal, causing portions of a material to heat up beyond the vaporization point. This type is common is electrical, laser, radiative, or atmospheric entry. The cause is often specific to the type of event. Zaereth (talk) 23:25, 31 August 2017 (UTC)