Piotr Szmigielski
@Elthiryel · 24. Juni 2019
What about Raptor turbines, they are designed to mitigate that issue?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Yes, they run at *much* higher pressure, but lower temperature. Thermal shock & strain are what fatigue Merlin turbine blades. Solvable for high reusability, but better to apply that engineering to Raptor.
17:20 · 24. Juni 2019 · 0 Aufrufe
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