A sample of polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas, was burned in the Saffire-V experiment. Ribs were manufactured into the material to see how the flame behaved when small structures were incorporated into larger materials. Researchers discovered that fires in microgravity typically grow and burn faster on the thinner ribs and materials as opposed to thicker samples on the right.
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GRC-2021-CN-00008
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January 12, 2021
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GRC
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NASA Glenn Research Center
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Cleveland, Ohio
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