[AR] Re: Nozzles for Amateur Solids
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 11:15:13 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 7 Mar 2018, Uwe Klein wrote:
what about a nozzle extension designed
as a deployable flexible shroud blown into shape ?
( you should have positive overpressure
inside the nozzle at all times. ..
If the extension is to produce thrust, it has to be able to carry
compressive loads along its axis, to transmit the thrust upward.
(Lightweight low-pressure nozzles have been known to buckle.) Things
along those lines have been done occasionally, but it's not as simple as
it looks.
Henry
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