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Record 1 2004-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Centres
DEF

A pool where the surplus hydrogen gas is burnt.

CONT

It also has a wind dampening shield and four lightning-conductor towers, three separate flame trenches (one for the Vulcain engine and one for each booster), a 90 m high water tower with a storage capacity of 1500 m³ for table cooling and noise dampening on lift-off, connection facilities for the mobile cryogenic storage tanks, a 310 m² gaseous hydrogen burn-off pool.

Key term(s)
  • burnoff pool

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centres spatiaux
DEF

Piscine [...] résorbant le dangereux surplus d'hydrogène gazéifié durant le remplissage.

OBS

Le gaz est transformé en bulles par son passage dans l'eau et détruit par des arcs électriques à son arrivée à la surface.

CONT

L'installation de stockage et de remplissage d'oxygène liquide, une piscine de brûlage de l'hydrogène résiduel et un stockage réduit d'azote liquide sont spécifiques à chaque complexe de lancement.

Spanish

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