Re: Is Crew Launch Vehicle Too Big?


"Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Except that the shut down process is so violent, you might as well say
that
> solids can be destroyed on command.
>
> Also, for a reusable vehicle, shutting down a liquid engine doesn't
> necessarily destroy the engine. When you shut down a solid, you end up
> doing things like blowing off the nose and the thrust chamber at the same
> time. This effectively eliminates the possibility of reusing the engine.

I meant nozzle instead of thrust chamber. You can blow both ends off the
solid at the same time, so that the resulting release of pressure from each
end (roughly) cancels out to zero thrust.

Jeff
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