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Turbo-pumps on rocket engines do an equivalent thing. Exhaust gases can be used to drive a compressor that pumps fuel into the combustion chamber. Other designs
by WalterBright 2y ago
Turbo-pumps on rocket engines do an equivalent thing. Exhaust gases can be used to drive a compressor that pumps fuel into the combustion chamber. Other designs have a separate rocket engine whose sole purpose is to drive the turbo pump.
This innovation was key to the success of the V2's rocket engine.