Would this be possible in a Rocket Engine combustion chamber

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In a bell nozzle rocket engine, the fuel pump must supply a pressure greater than the combustion chamber pressure to enable fuel flow. With an average combustion chamber pressure of 300 psi, a fuel pump delivering only 100 psi will not suffice. To achieve proper fuel delivery, alternative methods such as using a turbopump or a pressure-fed engine design must be employed. The F-1 rocket engine, which powered the Saturn V, exemplifies the need for high chamber pressure, operating around 1000 psi.

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Lets say if i have a bell nozzle rocket engine such as this one : http://www.braeunig.us/space/pics/fig1-04.gif and inside the combustion chamber i have an average pressure of around 300 psi. If i wanted to feed in liquid fuel into it while the fuel pump is only able to supply 100 psi of fuel.

my question is would this be able to work? or will it not be able to send any fuel inside the rocket engine. Thanks
 
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SteamKing said:
The performance specs of the F-1 rocket engines used in the first stage of the Saturn V rockets which sent the Apollo spacecraft to the moon are pretty impressive:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketdyne_F-1
That is pretty impressive given the fact that chamber pressure was around 1000 psi
 

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