[AR] Re: SpaceX (was Re: arocket Digest V4 #217)
- From: David Weinshenker <daze39@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 15:56:08 -0700
On 09/11/2016 03:43 PM, Henry Vanderbilt wrote:
Yes, but... As I understand it, aluminum in LOX very much tends not to
catch fire absent significant heat and/or a mechanical impact or tear
that exposes unoxidized aluminum directly to LOX.
Something fractured (or jammed violently and made fresh scratches /
shavings) in a vent valve handling pressurized GOX?
It looked like the venting plumes of cold vapor changed location
shortly before the burst, in the video I saw (not sure if that's
relevant)...
-dave w
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