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at a known temperature. There is an electrical sparking device inside the bomb, and sufficient
high pressure oxygen is added to insure complete combustion of the material.
Even relatively wet foodstuffs are quickly reduced to ashes once the electric spark initiates
combustion. This process produces high pressures in the steel chamber. That's why it's
called a Calorimeter Bomb. The heat is transfered to the surrounding water and the rise in
temperature, according to known parameters, results in the quantity of calories (energy)
derived from the substance tested.
Every time an electric switch is thrown, the induction of the electric current causes a tiny
spark to jump between the two switch contacts. If the unit is explosion proof (like the
switches, motors, and lighting fixtures used in hazardous or explosive locations), that spark
is safely enclosed in a hermetically sealed container. If not, anything near it that is combustible
can burn.
In standard electrical switches the electrical insulation is some form of plastic (hydrocarbon).
All hydrocarbons can be oxidized if there is sufficient oxygen and heat to raise the
temperature of some small portion of that substance beyond the flashpoint. Bear in mind that
an electric spark is a plasma. Indeed, the temperature at the core of a large spark can be so
high it is indeterminable.
Spontaneous Combustion
The phenomenon we call spontaneous combustion is also oxidation. Under normal conditions
oxygen in the air begins to oxidize almost any material. In fact, what we call rust on
metal is very slow oxidation. If the material is insulated to any degree, the heat created by
the process cannot escape as fast as it is generated. The entrapped heat creates a small
temperature rise which increases the rate of oxidation. If some or all of that increased heat
cannot escape there is a self-escalating "loop". The temperature continues to rise until the
flashpoint is reached. At that point the material bursts into flame. That's "spontaneous"
combustion.
In an atmosphere containing a higher percentage of oxygen, or a higher pressure, the
oxidation rate is greatly increased. It is well known that a pile of oily rags in an oxygen
environment will burst into flame. In 100 percent oxygen any hydrocarbon or carbohydrate
becomes potential fuel needing only a small spark or increase in heat to set it off.
The Test
On January 27, 1967 astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee approached Pad 34 where
an obsolete model of the command capsule had been installed on top of an unfueled Saturn
IB rocket. 15 This was the same type of rocket that had carried the smaller and lighter Gemini
capsules. The capsule itself was already outmoded and would be replaced before any Apollo
missions were launched.
However, this was a full "dress rehearsal". But somebody neglected to tell the maintenance
people to clean out all the extremely combustible extraneous construction materials.
The urgency of this test was simply that they were scheduled for a manned mission that had
been repeatedly postponed. As we will see later, NASA had every intention of sending
NASA MOONED AMERICA! / Rene