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I am trying to understand some of the loss mechanisms in a modern
rocket engine. In a staged combustion cycle rocket engine, there are losses in the turbine that drives the turbo pump/s. The friction losses in a turbine show up in the gas as 'reheat'. Since this heat is available at the trust chamber, it should not effect the Isp of the engine? I know that this is the case for regeneratively cooled engines, the heat taken out is still in the loop. So its no loss. Am i correct? Can you get away with a very inefficient turbo-pump? Thanks Greg |
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