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Organic Marble
Organic Marble
03:12
@JCRM You can use Fliegner's formula to approximate the throat size. potto.org/gasDynamics/node84.php This page uses air as the fluid, you will have to substitute the proper values of k and R for your engine and recalculate the constant in equation 4.51 I tried this for the SSME and the result was a decent approximation.
 
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JCRM
JCRM
10:16
@OrganicMarble thanks
Space Exploration Meta
Space Exploration Meta
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Q: Is my specific question about fictional use of a real-world spacecraft really off-topic or overbroad here?

ikraseRelated: Rules for "Science Fiction" questions, How best to ensure my question will not "get migrated" to World Building? Recently, I asked a (now-deleted-by-me) question about the fictional use of a real spacecraft in a "hard" science fiction novel -- specifically, what issues / difficulties / ...

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Feeds
15:24
Last minute gift ideas for the programmer in your life
Ryan Donovan on December 12, 2019

Did you, like me, wait until the last minute to buy holiday gifts for your programmer friends? Maybe we can help. We asked our engineering team what gifts they like and would appreciate receiving. We’re publishing their responses in full below in the hopes that you can find inspiration for your upcoming holiday gift frenzy a la Jingle All the Way. 

If, like the Angular framework, you are opinionated, then drop us a comment about the gifts that we forgot to highlight. Because I still have some shopping to do.  …


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