A thruster plus feed pipe that could empty that tank in a second would
weigh a LOT more.
On 9/20/2019 10:37 AM, Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL wrote:
I guess I was trying to figure out where other things start not being equal.
Given the other Henry's 14000 lb-s thrust number, is it just as easy to get
14000 lb thrust for 1 second as his 400 lb thrust for 35?
Robert
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On Fri, 20 Sep 2019, Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL wrote:
...Any idea of how high a thrust a cold-gas thruster could achieveMore thrust is basically just a matter of making the thruster bigger --
given the 5000-10000 psi tank pressure?
other things being equal, it all scales by throat area. Of course, that
also means you run out of propellant faster.
Henry