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RRobertGC replied to the thread General principle of turbomachinery: true also for rocket turbopumps?.Thanks for responding. Running the engines at reduced power would certainly reduced the payload possible. But the effect of increasing...
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In reality, this doesn't work so well. To lift a given mass of rocket/payload while using only 60% (3/5) thrust will require engines... -
RRobertGC replied to the thread General principle of turbomachinery: true also for rocket turbopumps?.Thanks for those references. I’ll try to contact the authors on the topic. Robert Clark
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It probably has been done, e.g., Space Shuttle Main Engine. One would have to query the team at NASA Stennis Space Center. I believe...
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RRobertGC posted the thread General principle of turbomachinery: true also for rocket turbopumps? in Aerospace Engineering.A rule of thumb of aircraft engineers is every 10% increase in the power level engines are run at corresponds to a 50% decrease in...
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