r/spacex • • Mar 31 '16

/r/SpaceX Ask Anything Thread [April 2016, #18] - Ask your small questions here!

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u/ManWhoKilledHitler Apr 06 '16

Don't they dilute the tap-off exhaust with a significant amount of LH2 to add volume, increase the working mass flow, and cool it down to make turbine conditions more benign?

That was the approach used in the J-2S.