Indeed, Chuck. But then jet engines work only while the fuel pump (or its
backup) is doing its job.
Chris
On 29 Nov 2012, at 00:48, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Until the hydrogen pump breaks down. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 11/28/2012 2:08 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> And there must be no problem with the resulting heating of the liquid
>> hydrogen. Yes, very clever.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 28 Nov 2012, at 18:33, "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Seems that they've solved that little problem by using the liquid
>>> hydrogen as an inlet precooler. Clever, much like using exhaust steam as a
>>> feedwater heater to improve the efficiency of a steam engine.
>>
>
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