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Re:The Tech Behind SpaceX’s New Engine by Palptine on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @04:59PM (#19157512)
Not true. Be-4 is a staged combustion metholox engine.
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Re:The Tech Behind SpaceX’s New Engine by itp on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:05PM (#19157554)
Be careful with terminology. BE-4 and Raptor are both staged combustion methalox engines. Raptor is full-flow staged combustion, while BE-4 is oxidizer-rich staged combustion.
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