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Dr. Mei · Pick a point. What did the crew see?

78 NASA fire tests from three experiment families, transcribed from NASA's published test tables and kept in their own regimes. Values are shown as NASA recorded them. BASS-II sources: BASS-II Summary Report, Table 7.1, PDF p. 104, BASS-II Summary Report, Tables A.1–A.2, PDF p. 111.

+Other experimentsSoFIE, FM², FLEX and ACME, as verified quotesKept apart: different fuels or not flown yet
What burned
What happened
↑ Higher means more oxygen→ Further right means more airflow● Each dot is one real test; tap it to open— A line means the crew changed the airflow during the test
14%16%18%20%125102050Airflow over the sample, cm/s (log scale)Oxygen, % by volumeBASS-II test GMT45-T1: SIBAL fabric, 18.5% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT45-T2: SIBAL fabric, 18.5% oxygen, 10 to 5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT45-T4: SIBAL fabric, 18.7% oxygen, 10 to 2.2 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test GMT45-T15: SIBAL fabric, 18.7% oxygen, 10 to 29 cm/s. Kept burning at high flow (no blowoff).BASS-II test GMT100-T5: SIBAL fabric, 18.8% oxygen, 10 to 2.4 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT100-T6: SIBAL fabric, 18.8% oxygen, 4.5 to 2.6 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT100-T13: SIBAL fabric, 17.5% oxygen, 4 to 2.2 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test GMT100-T16: SIBAL fabric, 17.6% oxygen, 4 to 3 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT175-T9: SIBAL fabric, 16.4% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Did not ignite.BASS-II test GMT175-T10: SIBAL fabric, 16.4% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Did not ignite.BASS-II test GMT175-T18: SIBAL fabric, 17.4% oxygen, 5 to 2.6 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test GMT178-T11: SIBAL fabric, 17.1% oxygen, 4 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT178-T12: SIBAL fabric, 16.8% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Did not ignite.BASS-II test GMT178-T14: SIBAL fabric, 16.9% oxygen, 4 to 2.8 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test GMT178-T17: SIBAL fabric, 16.9% oxygen, 6 to 53 cm/s. Kept burning at high flow (no blowoff).BASS-II test GMT190-T19: SIBAL fabric, 17.2% oxygen, 11 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT190-T20: SIBAL fabric, 17.2% oxygen, 11 to 3 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test GMT190-T21: SIBAL fabric, 17.2% oxygen, 11 to 47 cm/s. Blew off at high flow.BASS-II test GMT190-T22: SIBAL fabric, 17.1% oxygen, 10.5 to 5 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test GMT190-T23: SIBAL fabric, 17.2% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Did not ignite.BASS-II test GMT190-T24: SIBAL fabric, 18.2% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT216-T25: SIBAL fabric, 20.8% oxygen, 5 to 2.5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT216-T26: SIBAL fabric, 20.8% oxygen, 5 to 2.5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT216-T27: SIBAL fabric, 20.7% oxygen, 5 to 2 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test GMT216-T28a: SIBAL fabric, 20.7% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Did not ignite.BASS-II test GMT216-T28b: SIBAL fabric, 20.7% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Did not ignite.BASS-II test GMT216-T29: SIBAL fabric, 20.7% oxygen, 5 to 2 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS test GMT96-T8: SIBAL fabric, 21% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS test GMT96-T7: SIBAL fabric, 21% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS test GMT131-T10: SIBAL fabric, 21% oxygen, 11 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS test GMT222-T11: SIBAL fabric, 21% oxygen, 19 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B1: PMMA, 20.6% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Extinguished after flow was turned off.BASS-II test B2: PMMA, 20.6% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B3: PMMA, 20.9% oxygen, 2 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B4: PMMA, 20.6% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B5: PMMA, 20.9% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B6: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 3 cm/s. Burned the entire sample.BASS-II test B7: PMMA, 20.6% oxygen, 2 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B8: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Kept burning at high flow (no blowoff).BASS-II test B9: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 2 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B10: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B11: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B12: PMMA, 20.5% oxygen, 2 cm/s. Burned; final outcome not stated in table.BASS-II test B13: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B14: PMMA, 14.1% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Ignited briefly, no sustained flame.BASS-II test B15: PMMA, 20.1% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Kept burning at high flow (no blowoff).BASS-II test B16: PMMA, 16.5% oxygen, 3 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B17: PMMA, 16.6% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B18: PMMA, 16.5% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Blew off at high flow.BASS-II test B19: PMMA, 16.4% oxygen, 10 cm/s. Blew off at high flow.BASS-II test B20: PMMA, 16.5% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Burned the entire sample.BASS-II test B21: PMMA, 19.8% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test B22: PMMA, 19.8% oxygen, 5 cm/s. Quenched as flow was reduced.BASS-II test F1: Nomex, 20.6% oxygen, 9.5 cm/s. Ignited briefly, no sustained flame.BASS-II test F3: Nomex, 20.8% oxygen, 8 cm/s. Ignited briefly, no sustained flame.BASS-II test F2: Nomex, 21% oxygen, 15 cm/s. Ignited briefly, no sustained flame.
  • Kept burning
  • Burned, end state not stated
  • Went out at low or no flow
  • Flashed, never sustained
  • Blown out at high flow
  • Did not ignite

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