FLAME DEFLECTOR

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1. In a vertical launch, any of variously designed obstructions that intercept the hot gases of the rocket engine so as to deflect them away from the ground or from a structure. The flame deflector may be a relatively small device fixed to the top surface of the pad surrounded by the framework of the launcher, or it may be a heavily constructed piece of metal mounted as a side and bottom of a flame bucket. In the latter case, the deflector may be perforated with numerous holes connected with a source of water, bending at an angle of about 45� into the line of the exhaust stream. During thrust buildup and the beginning of the launch, a deluge of water pours from the holes in such a deflector to keep it from melting. See deluge collection pond.2. In a captive test, an elbow in the exhaust conduit or flame bucket that deflects the flame into the open. (references)
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Anagrams: FLAME DEFLECTOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-e-f-f-l-l-m-o-r-t"
	-4 letters: ectodermal.
	-5 letters: cofferdam, corelated, decameter, decollate, decollete, deflector, electoral, electrode, electroed, forcemeat, latecomer, leafleted, marcelled, reflected, refloated, relocated, relocatee, romeldale, tramelled.
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