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FLAME DEFLECTOR
To dissipate the rocket exhaust from the F-l engines, a flame deflector, a flame trench, and a water deluge system are used in the launch area.
The inverted V-shaped steel flame deflector features a replaceable ceramic-coated leading edge. Exhaust from the outer engines strikes the point of the inverted V. At the same time, the deflector is exposed to water deluge during and after liftoff.
The center engine exhaust impinges on the ceramic
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View of Pad 39A East Side at KSC and Flame Trench from North End
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leading edge. The heat resistant ceramic surfaces erode slowly in the blast. As they do, the great thermal energy generated is carried away in superheated particles. All exhaust and particles are deflected through a flame trench where their energy is dissipated harmlessly into the atmosphere.
The mobile deflector weighs 700,000 pounds and is moved to its position beneath the launch pedestal along a rail system. Two deflectors are available for each launch area, although only one is required per launch.
