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A4 / V2 Rocket in detail: Turbopump

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What it is

A very long, detailed look at the A4/V2 rocket turbopump, the steam-turbine-driven twin propellant pump system. It covers the peroxide and permanganate catalysis that drives the turbine. This is part 1 of a series on V2 components.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend the series for its in-depth, hands-on explanation of how V2 turbopumps and peroxide decomposition work.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “this series of videos is definitely worth watching”

    Series detailing V2 parts, this one on the turbopump

    VBprogrammer, 2022-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Engine cooling – why rocket engines don’t melt”

  2. “For an in-depth and interesting explanation of how that works, I enjoyed this video”

    In-depth V2 turbopump explanation with peroxide permanganate demo

    magicalhippo, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “Chemists discover water microdroplets spontaneously produce hydrogen peroxide”

  3. “Here's a pretty good 2.5 hour long documentary about the V2 turbopumps specifically”

    Long documentary on V2 turbopumps and peroxide catalysis

    liability, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Rocket Helicopter (2010)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: v2 rocket, turbopump, hydrogen peroxide, rocket engines, wwii engineering

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