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If the tests don't simulate flight stresses, they are bad tests.
by aeturnum 10y ago
If the tests don't simulate flight stresses, they are bad tests.
- xorxornop 10y agoIt's simply not possible to test that. This much is obvious if you've thought deeply about the nature of rocket testing. You MUST fly to _really_ test.
- scott113341 10y agoIs there a good way that you're aware of to simulate the acceleration experienced by a rocket?
- JshWright 10y agoYou're talking about a turbopump spinning at several tens of thousands of rpms, at very high temperature. Yes, a couple g's of lateral acceleration adds a bit too those stresses, but it's a fairly minor effect, I'm sure. I think it's vastly more likely they're cracking from the rotation speed, temperature, and pressure.