Last month, I posted a simplified diagram of a Full Flow Staged Combustion Cycle that I made in SR2 on the SimpleRockets subreddit. I have since updated the diagram to tailor it to the SpaceX Raptor engine, complete with Augmented Spark Ignitors, an autogeneous pressurization system, Helium to initially spin up the turbines, and Nitrogen to purge the system. SpaceX will eventually (or may have already) swap the helium with CH4 and O2 to spin up the turbines, but I chose to use helium in the diagram because it has not been publicly confirmed that helium is no longer being used.
Any feedback is much appreciated! I am also posting the diagram on the SimpleRockets subreddit. Here is the link.
Red - Fuel tank/piping
Green - Oxidizer tank/piping
Yellow - Fuel-rich preburner output
Orange - Oxidizer-rich preburner output
Dark Red - Cold, gaseous Methane tank/piping
Dark Green - Cold, gaseous Oxygen tank/piping
Blue - Helium tank/piping
Purple - Nitrogen tank/piping
White - Preburners
Dark gray cubes - Valves
Light gray rectangular prisms - Spark plug and ignition chamber
Dark gray/light gray - Turbopump assembly (From left to right on the fuel side, Fuel pump, Shaft, Turbine)
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106 Azam
I Will Use This To Prove That Im Not A Nerd In My School Cuz I Dont Understand xD
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1,873 Silentime
If you convert it into an engine module, I think it will be more popular
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3,909 SpaceTrebuchet
I swear I wouldn’t understand any of this if I hadn’t watched that everyday astronaut video
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Niga this homie should be workin’ on nasa or somthin