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GarnetFloride ◴[] No.43535151[source]
The Rocketdyne Tripropellant rocket had great specific impulse, one of the best. But-- there are many reasons it never caught on: one of the byproducts was FOOF, along with other things like hydrofluoric acid.
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rbanffy ◴[] No.43535231[source]
Sounds OK in vacuum...
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Sharlin ◴[] No.43535503[source]
If you want to actually get momentum out of a rocket, the reaction products are going to touch the combustion chamber walls and the nozzle. While film cooling can help with minimizing heat transfer from the hot stuff, I doubt it’s enough to keep this stuff from eating your engine from the inside.
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shadowgovt ◴[] No.43535843[source]
"These modern SpaceX kids and their fancy reusables. Back in my day, when we went to space, we used the whole engine!"
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