Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video]
by xcskier56 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @12:18PM
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To add on, one of the biggest challenges with a full flow staged combustion engine is that the exhaust gas from the oxidizer rich turbopump is almost pure gaseous oxygen at very very high temperature. This combination likes to corrode and eat away any thing, metal included.
To solve this, SpaceX had to develop special metal alloys that could withstand this incredibly corrosive environment for long durations.
To solve this, SpaceX had to develop special metal alloys that could withstand this incredibly corrosive environment for long durations.