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There are other methods too, e.g. fire inhibitors (like Halon or whatever is allowed now) or shockwave to disrupt fire boundary. But I doubt they are very pract
by varjag 2y ago
There are other methods too, e.g. fire inhibitors (like Halon or whatever is allowed now) or shockwave to disrupt fire boundary. But I doubt they are very practical on a spaceship.
- littlestymaar 2y agoNot an expert but I'm not too sure about shockwave in a confined space. How does Halon works?
- m4rtink 2y agoFirst stage (Super Heavy) is flushing the engine bay with massive ammounts of CO2.
- littlestymaar 2y agoUnless I'm misunderstanding you, it's not the same thing at all: in the case you're talking about you're shielding against nominal heat, which is not the same thing as contingency planning to extinguish a fire that shouldn't be there in the first place.