[AR] Re: Mythbusters panel at Comicon mentioned a "myth" I've heard in "r...
- From: "Ray Rocket" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "ar0cketman@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
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- Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 13:10:43 -0700
On Fri, 8/1/14, Norman Yarvin <yarvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> how is it that you get enough intermixture between asphalt and LOX
to actually have a serious explosion?
Answer #3: asphalt thermal shrinkage and micro-cracking with prolonged LO2
exposure could be a mechanism to greatly increase surface area and wick LO2.
Also note the dissimilar thermal contraction rates between asphalt and
aggregates is likely to create voids. This could be tested with LN2, by
measuring sample weight and size, with final verification via LO2 impact tests.
Thanks for the excellent report, I didn't know it existed. The report doesn't
correlate LO2 exposure/cold soak times with reactivity, that would be an
interesting read.
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