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Pressure fed rockets and cheap pumps
I understand that the biggest advantage of pressure fed rockets is far
cheaper (and somewhat smaller, lighter) rocket engines, at the expense of very heavy tanks that have to withstand 250-300 psi instaead of 20-30 psi for pump fed rockets. Now pump fed engines typically run 1400-3600 psi, which adds to their cost. But why would it not be possible to produce a really cheap pump with a chamber pressure of 250 psi so that we would have the cost benefits of a pressure fed vehicle with the lightweight tanks of a pump fed rocket? -- Larry |
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