[AR] Re: Valley Tech throttleable restartable solids (!)
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:50:35 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 27 Mar 2020, Troy Prideaux wrote:
"When TT is initiated by the guidance system, a firing signal is sent
through the A/D device to the LSC. A plasma jet from the LSC cuts
through the motor case, allowing the motor combustion gases to escape
through the TT stacks."
Any more information on how that "plasma jet" works?
I think "plasma jet" is someone's overenthusiastic sloppiness. LSC is
Linear Shaped Charge, which will produce a jet of molten metal and hot
gas, but wouldn't (I'd think) be hot enough to produce plasma.
Henry
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