Baffle
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Baffle
A plate, grating, or the like used especially to block, hinder, or divert
a flow or to hinder the passage of something, as: (a) A plate used to conduct,
or help to conduct, a flow of cooling air around an engine cylinder. (b) A
plate, wall, or the like in a fuel tank or other liquid container, used
especially to prevent sloshing of the contents. (c) A ridge or wall on the top
of a piston in a two-stroke-cycle engine, used to deflect the incoming mixture
upward and divert it from the exhaust port. (d) A plate in the forward section
of a pitot tube, used to reduce turbulence in the tube and to prevent dirt,
moisture, etc., from entering the system.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
