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Methane/LOX Generator?
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 Re: Methane/LOX Generator? Posted on: Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:49 pmVAXHeadroom wrote: You know, you might think about a 'tesla turbine' for that - it's much more efficient and can be made from ceramics so would be very heat tolerant. Calculate this approximation derived from flywheel physics: s=(d*tv^2)/(4*pi^2) where s = tensile strength of the tesla turbine disk material d = density of the tesla turbine disk material tv = tangential velocity of the tesla turbine disk You'll quickly realize that the exhaust velocities of rocket engines require unobtanium for tesla turbines or any kind of turbines. |
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