NASA NTRS · 20110005480
KSC Launch Pad Flame Trench Environment Assessment
Abstract
This report summarizes conditions in the Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) flame trenches during a Space Shuttle Launch, as they have been measured to date. Instrumentation of the flame trench has been carried out by NASA and United Space Alliance for four Shuttle launches. Measurements in the flame trench are planned to continue for the duration of the Shuttle Program. The assessment of the launch environment is intended to provide guidance in selecting appropriate test methods for refractory materials used in the flame trench and to provide data used to improve models of the launch environment in the flame trench.
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Calle, Luz Marina, Hintze, Paul E., Parlier, Christopher R., Curran, Jerome P., Kolody, Mark R., Sampson, Jeffrey W.. 2010-12-01. KSC Launch Pad Flame Trench Environment Assessment. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110005480
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