Ablation (Fire)
Introduction
Not to be confused with abrasion (disambiguation), oblation or ablution..
Ablation (from Latin: ablatio - removal) is the removal or destruction of something from an object by vaporization, chipping, erosive processes") or by other means. Examples of ablative materials are described below, such as spacecraft material for atmospheric ascent and reentry, ice and snow in glaciology, biological tissues "Tissue (biology)") in medicine, and passive fire protection materials.
Artificial intelligence
More information: Ablation (artificial intelligence) "Ablation (artificial intelligence)").
In artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning, ablation is the removal of a component from an AI system.[1] The term is by analogy with biology: removal of components from an organism.
Biology
More information: Constitutive ablation.
Biological ablation is the removal of a biological structure or functionality.
Gene ablation is another term for gene silencing, in which gene expression is suppressed by altering or removing genetic sequence information. In cell ablation, individual cells are destroyed or removed from a population or culture. Both can be used as experimental tools, such as in loss-of-function experiments").[2].
Electroablation
Electroablation is a process that removes material from a metal part to reduce the roughness (Electronic Roughness) of the surface.
Electroablation breaks down highly resistant oxide surfaces, such as those on titanium and other exotic metals and alloys, without melting the underlying non-oxidized metal or alloy. This allows for a very fast surface finish.
The process is capable of providing surface finish to a wide range of exotic and widely used metals and alloys including: titanium, stainless steel, niobium, cobalt-chromium, Inconel, aluminum and a range of widely available steels and alloys.