Re:NASA Validates Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep S...
by dotnet00 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @05:22PM
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Simulations aren't really the limiter on engine efficiency, SpaceX etc already lean heavily on simulations.
The limiters on engine efficiency at this point are mostly materials and costs, and even the latter are coming down with better fuels (eg Methane, which is extremely popular with rockets debuting this decade) and different design philosophies (eg SpaceX's Raptor engine, which is supposedly under $1M per engine while being the most advanced flight tested rocket engine out there).
The limiters on engine efficiency at this point are mostly materials and costs, and even the latter are coming down with better fuels (eg Methane, which is extremely popular with rockets debuting this decade) and different design philosophies (eg SpaceX's Raptor engine, which is supposedly under $1M per engine while being the most advanced flight tested rocket engine out there).