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Still, it never occurred to me that it can have other applications: " In 2012, the Naval Research Laboratory estimated that rotating detonation engines could s
by jacobush 6y ago
Still, it never occurred to me that it can have other applications:
" In 2012, the Naval Research Laboratory estimated that rotating detonation engines could save the Navy 15-20 percent off a ~US$2-billion annual fuel bill if they were retrofitted in place of the gas turbine engines that run over 100 of its large ships. "
- cryptonector 6y agoWell, only if they make it work with natural gas. Right now they're using hydrogen.
- jacobush 6y agoI don’t see any reason hydrogen is special
- cryptonector 6y agoIt's so lightweight that it seems into materials and makes them brittle. Also, it's so light that you need bigger tanks, which adds weight. Of course, with a big enough rocket the effect of this is minimal.
- jacobush 6y agoI mean, I don't see any reason why explosion turbines can't work with other gases than hydrogen.