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Old July 20th 09, 03:23 AM posted to sci.space.history
David Lesher
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Wikipeda sizes each F-1's turbine pump at 41MW. Does that sound correct?

What did the gas-generator for them look like; I assume there were
separate ones for each engine...true?

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Old July 20th 09, 08:39 AM posted to sci.space.history
Damon Hill[_4_]
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David Lesher wrote in news:h40kfm$k4d$1
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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.

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Old July 20th 09, 07:13 PM posted to sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Damon Hill wrote:
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.


Info on and cutaways of the engine he
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4206/ch4.htm#117

Pat
 




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