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From: lmc@cisden.UUCP (Lyle McElhaney)
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Subject: Re: More Challenger Theories
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Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 17:42:18 EST
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> The SRB's burn from the bottom up.  The position of the flame front should
> be directly calculatable by NASA.  The key question is:  Would the flame
> front be near that joint at that point in the flight.

No. They burn from a central cavity running the entire length of the SRB
from the center outwards radially. The pressures and temperatures would
blow any casing apart that was not protected by the unburned fuel.

Lyle McElhaney
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