regenerative cooling

re·gen·er·a·tive cool

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Definitions of regenerative cooling words

noun regenerative cooling Physics. a method of cooling a gas, utilizing the rapid expansion of a compressed portion of the gas, before it becomes liquid, to cool the remainder. 1
noun regenerative cooling Rocketry. the cooling of a reaction engine by circulating around it the liquid propellant prior to its use in the combustion chamber of the engine, the heat energy absorbed by the propellant contributing to the total thrust of the exhaust. 1
noun regenerative cooling the process of cooling the walls of the combustion chamber of a rocket by circulating the propellant around the chamber before combustion 0

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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