Question for Saturn V5 Rocket Engine Owners

[Glyn84]

I'm having a bit of trouble locating a cheap source for the solid oxidant that my rocket engine really likes. I guess I can have it adjusted when I get some of the heat tiles replaced after the next lunar mission but that seems like such a long way off. OTOH, I really don't want to have to lug that thing back and forth to the shop any more than I have to, if you know what I mean...

Any suggestions?

[OllieWinchester]

Run it on used vegeatble oil.


HTH

[John_S4x4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWnDaMIgb5c

[Balmoral Green]

There's a breakers round my way for that sort of thing, the yard is full of Vostok, Titan, Ariane etc. Some Nubian stuff too. Will ask them next time I'm passing by.

[eharding]

Glyn84 said:

Any suggestions?

Stay off the recreational chemicals.

You'll end up being thrown out of the Space Cadets if you fail a banned-substances test.

[Glyn84]

I've just noticed this has been moved from general gassing to boats, planes & trains. Am I detecting a bit of someone thinking it was a serious post?

Edited by Glyn84 on Wednesday 23 September 21:34

[RizzoTheRat]

Our thermodynamics lecturer at uni used to set a question to work out the power of the fuel pumps on a saturn V engine. Most of use thought we'd gone wrong somewhere we worked it out at 50,000 horsepower

[eharding]

RizzoTheRat said:

Our thermodynamics lecturer at uni used to set a question to work out the power of the fuel pumps on a saturn V engine. Most of use thought we'd gone wrong somewhere we worked it out at 50,000 horsepower

As I recall, the pumps themselves were effectively monumental superchargers powered by burning the same fuel as the rocket motor.

Serious stuff.

[Eric Mc]

Glyn84 said:

I've just noticed this has been moved from general gassing to boats, planes & trains. Am I detecting a bit of someone thinking it was a serious post?

Edited by Glyn84 on Wednesday 23 September 21:34

You mean it isn't?

I find the best tiles are the B & Q Budget Range. They're just as effective as those fancy ons that NASA spend a fortune on.