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heh describing the ramp up of a turbo pump on a rocket engine as "gentle" seems funny. zero to 100k HP in about 500ms or so right? also, from the pictures I've
by chasd00 6y ago
heh describing the ramp up of a turbo pump on a rocket engine as "gentle" seems funny. zero to 100k HP in about 500ms or so right?
also, from the pictures I've seen, the turbopumps are about the size of a propane tank, even smaller than a truck engine.
- yholio 6y agoWell, half a second is quite gentle compared to ramming a fluid with a speed in the tens of m/s into a surging turbopump, especially one that is designed to minimize mass and exactly handle normal operating load and not more.