3 ms·
>> Even each one of the 33 engines has more complicated design than any other rocket engine we've ever seen. I was with you up to there. Spacex loves simple de
by phkahler 4y ago
>> Even each one of the 33 engines has more complicated design than any other rocket engine we've ever seen.
I was with you up to there. Spacex loves simple designs. The Raptor seems much simpler that the Space Shuttle main engines for example. Moat advanced design maybe, but not sure about "complicsted".
- throwawaymaths 4y agoTo be fair at least one of the intermediate raptors was quite complicated, gp's info might just be out of date
- tempaway45751 4y agook maybe complicated is the wrong word, but my understanding is that full-flow staged combustion was rated as very hard to develop verging on impossible a decade or two ago https://everydayastronaut.com/raptor-engine/ https://everydayastronaut.com/raptor-engine/ https://hackaday.com/2019/02/13/the-impossible-tech-behind-spacexs-new-engine/ https://hackaday.com/2019/02/13/the-impossible-tech-behind-s...
- sbuttgereit 4y agoComplicated can be more than physical complication. I understand (though I could be wrong) that these engines have a much more finicky timing sequence for things like startup than other engine types. I think calling that sort of thing a complication fair.
- Geee 4y agoHere's a video of Elon explaining the Raptor engine design, and comparing Raptor 1 and Raptor 2 (Raptor 2 is much simpler): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7MQb9Y4FAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7MQb9Y4FAE