[AR] Re: SpaceX Crumple Test

  • From: roxanna Mason <rocketmaster.ken@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 16:23:57 -0700

Cryopumping?

On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 4:21 PM Jake Anderson <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

What sprang to my mind was they had the upper tank pressurized by LN2.
Do they have a common bulkhead?
If so I wonder if the chill effect of the LN2 on the gas in the fuel tank
went faster than their pad equipment could top up the pressure. No
particular reason for that thought just sprang to mind watching the videos.


On 3/4/20 10:55 pm, Craig Fink wrote:

SpaceX SN3 forgets to keep bottom tank pressurized during
cryogenic pressure testing, answering the question "Will it crumple like a
tin can?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFXQ5SRCy74

:-(

--
Craig Fink
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