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To: Colinsky

Rocket engines don’t have moving parts, and no turbine blades.


29 posted on 05/29/2016 11:10:43 AM PDT by rottndog ('Live Free Or Die' Ain't just words on a bumber sticker...or a tagline.)
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To: rottndog
"The F/A-18 Super Hornet has approximately 150 parts in the forward fuselage area that have been produced through selective laser sintering,” stated Boeing spokesman Nathan

3D printing technology is moving fast, particularly in the materials.

34 posted on 05/29/2016 11:24:00 AM PDT by Wayne07
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You are apparently unfamiliar with the high-speed turbine pumps necessary for operation of a liquid-fueled rocket engine. You have to get the fuel and oxidizer into the combustion chamber somehow.


40 posted on 05/29/2016 12:04:45 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: rottndog

Turbopumps!


42 posted on 05/29/2016 12:06:43 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: rottndog

Rocket engines have turbine blades that turn at thousands or rpm. Much faster than any jet engine and at more extreme temperatures and higher psi.


54 posted on 05/29/2016 8:29:39 PM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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