Why carry out scale-model testing?
The scale-model testing was carried out to examine combustion issues that we could not study in our laboratory testing. These were: a. The motion of the flame between the bays of the CWT. b. Acceleration of the flame by turbulence created by gas motion through the passageways between the bays. c. Dispersal of the liquid Jet fuel into a spray or mist of liquid droplets. d. Effect of the failure of the partitions (FS, SWB3, and manufacturing access panel in SWB2) on the motion of the flame. The principal goal of the testing was to determine if the ignition location would leave a “signature” that could be identified from the wreckage of TWA 800.
