#flametrench — Public Fediverse posts
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#LaTimes 📆 May 10, 2023 To ensure that each subsequent flight doesn’t fling debris everywhere, the company is adding a new feature: a pair of massive steel plates with pressurized water 💦. When it comes to fire diversion and dampening tactics, the gold standard in the launch industry has been to build some kind of #FlameTrench 🔥 https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-05-10/spacex-needs-a-stronger-launchpad-for-next-starship-launch
Picture : :ccby: :ccnc: https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex/52568149769/
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Rocket exhaust generates a significant amount of acoustic energy. As the #supersonic exhaust collides with the ambient air, shock waves are formed. Without the sound suppression system, acoustic waves would #reflect off of the #LaunchPad towards the #rocket. These acoustic waves can be so severe as to #damage or destroy the rocket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket#Flight
🔥 Flame deflectors or flame trenches are designed to channel rocket exhaust away from the #LaunchPad but also #redirect acoustic energy away https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_suppression_system
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A #FlameTrench 🔥 https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/aeroway=flame_trench usually channels the #rocket exhaust away from the #LaunchPad
📆 June 26, 2008 The thrust from #SpaceShuttle #Discovery's engines blasted 3,500 bricks 🧱 from the wall and left them strewn across 457 meters between the #FlameTrench and the pad's perimeter fence https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25400117
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@bosquebill they now need to dig less for a #FlameTrench 😜