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Semi-Cryogenic HTP/LH2 engine?
Also see HTP as oxidizer for main propulsion
(for more info on history of H2O2/HTP in rocketry)
Note: HTP and H2O2 will be used interchangeably
I know the Black Arrow LV (The first orbital lipstick) ...
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In a rocket engine, do the propellants come out as liquid or gas if they’re cryogenic?
My cousin and I were talking about this and we could not come to a conclusion. Obviously it is very hard to keep cryogenic propellants at a liquid with the temperatures involved, but if they ...
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How do Expander Cycle Engines Inject Liquid Fuel During Startup?
My understanding is that the H2 in an expander-cycle engine is vaporized by the heat from the combustion chamber and nozzle wall. This is used to power a turbine and then get injected, in gas phase, ...
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