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    Quote Originally Posted by CalEden View Post
    I survived the Loma Preita earthquake in 1989. We were mixing rocket propellent in a 750 gallon mixing station. The mix station shut off.





    Did the lack of mixing create a potential problem ?

    Are you serious ? WTF ?

    Could you elaborate a little ? It sounds like one of these sorts of situations :

    Darling, the earth just moved for me... (earthquake!)-knives-jpg
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    The link attached describes the proccess of mixing solid propellent pretty well.

    BBC - Future - The rocket scientists mixing up a giant firework

    The mixer used to combine the ingredients for the fuel is one of the largest in the world, and does indeed resemble the sort of machine you might find in an industrial bakery. Its multiple rotating blades – swirling at between 500 and 1,000 times a minute but never touching the sides to avoid the risk of a spark – mix together batches of 12 tonnes of propellant at a time.
    The mixer used to combine the ingredients for the fuel is one of the largest in the world, and does indeed resemble the sort of machine you might find in an industrial bakery. Its multiple rotating blades – swirling at between 500 and 1,000 times a minute but never touching the sides to avoid the risk of a spark – mix together batches of 12 tonnes of propellant at a time.

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