F1 Turbo pumps
David Lesher wrote in news:h40kfm$k4d$1
@reader1.panix.com:
Wikipeda sizes each F-1's turbine pump at 41MW. Does that sound correct?
1 horsepower = 750 watts; yeah, sounds about right.
What did the gas-generator for them look like; I assume there were
separate ones for each engine...true?
I'd imagine something like the burner/turbine section of a turbojet;
one turbopump assembly for each F-1 engine. There are a number of
engine designs that use multiple combustion chamber/nozzles per
turbopump. Others have a separate gas generator/turbopump for both
the oxidizer and fuel; the tradeoffs are various.
--Damon
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