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General Discussion => Q&A Section => Topic started by: ZachS09 on 01/12/2015 04:42 pm

Title: Flame Trench Q&A
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/12/2015 04:42 pm

I have a question about the flame trench at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, which is where the Falcón 9 rockets launch from. Why install these metal bars at the edge of the original duct? Is that where the water deluge comes from?

Title: Re: Flame Trench Q&A
Post by: Jim on 01/12/2015 04:44 pm

show a pic of what you mean.

Also, couldn't this have gone in the Spacex Q&A vs making a dedicated thread?

Title: Re: Flame Trench Q&A
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/12/2015 04:46 pm

http://d1jqu7g1y74ds1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_4795.jpg (http://d1jqu7g1y74ds1.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC_4795.jpg)

Title: Re: Flame Trench Q&A
Post by: ZachS09 on 01/12/2015 04:47 pm

Is the SpaceX Q&A thread on one of the last pages of the topic?

Title: Re: Flame Trench Q&A
Post by: Jim on 01/12/2015 04:56 pm

It is for water sound suppression.  The flame duct is actually a dry without water deluge.