On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Bill Clawson wrote:
> But what about the contention that bigger engines are typically more
> efficient (higher Isp)? I'm not arguing for or against multiple cat packs,
> but about the size of engines in general.
Any correlation between engine size and Isp is pretty weak. *Very* small
engines do tend to suffer, because of cooling problems, boundary-layer
issues, etc... but even that isn't an inviolable rule, just a tendency.
Henry Spencer
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