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Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident

Volume 5 Index

Hearings of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: February 26, 1986 to May 2, 1986.

MARCH 21, 1986 SESSION. (part 2 of 2)

[1386] [Ref. 3/21-85] Summary of 3-Dimensional Thermal Analysis.

SUMMARY OF 3-DIMENSIONAL THERMAL ANALYSIS

3D MODEL INDICATES THAT 3D EFFECTS (i.e., CONDUCTION) ARE IMPORTANT FOR LOW FLOW RATES RELATING TO TIME OF BURN THRU
EXAMPLE: TIME OF TANG BURN THRU FOR CONSTANT.04 LBM/SEC

3-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF PREDICTED FLOW PROFILE GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH CORRESPONDING 2-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS