I've have question for you, Flight 800 was used for medium loaded short hops, I beleive, and, because it is easier on the spars and airframe, no fuel is carried in the CFT.
This was summer, and many hours of prolonged ground running of the AC packs (below the CFT)had been logged.
Airline records should show when the aircraft last received fuel in that CFT.
The Caltech Explosive research points out high temperatures and CONSIDERABLE vaporizing of the JET A, both ON THE GROUND and ALOFT.
Do you (as I do ) find it could be feasable that ALL the residual fuel in the CFT could have boiled off prior to the incident?
Additionally, what evidence is there that it exploded, an FBI deputy was witnessed at Calverton hammering on 800's sheet metal, changing the contours.
The NTSB breakup analysis describes failure and rolling forward of span wise beams, how does this virtual cannon blast accomplish this with out affecting the large plastic water tank positioned directly in front of this blast vector?
Could the rolling and detachment of SWB's been caused by bending loads applied by aerodynamic breakup?
Parts were "pressure" washed to remove salt brine, this removes traces of evidence also.
You really need to read the NTSB investigation. It would answer so many of your questions. The TWA 800 aircraft flew long haul trips. A few hours prior to its last flight it had just flown in from Greece. Its CWT had been filled for that leg. It was on its way to Europe when it blew up.
"Additionally, what evidence is there that it exploded, an FBI deputy was witnessed at Calverton hammering on 800's sheet metal, changing the contours."
Read the report, and Boeing's submission to the report.
"Could the rolling and detachment of SWB's been caused by bending loads applied by aerodynamic breakup?"
No.
"Parts were "pressure" washed to remove salt brine, this removes traces of evidence also."
Gary or Army EOD might be better able to answer this, but pressure washing does not remove pitting and splatter evidence caused by an explosion. And it didn't remove sooting and charring on debris recovered from TWA 800.