Regenerative cooling

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Regenerative cooling in rockets is where the propellant is passed through tubes around the combustion chamber or nozzle as the fuel is a good conductor of heat. The amount of heat is controlled by temperature difference, heat transfer coefficient and the velocity of the internal flow in the chamber or the nozzle. The fuel is then fed into a special gas generator or injected into the main combustion chamber.

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