Random rocket fact

[Bluefoxfire]

The exhaust gasses themselves seem to not actually come out heated, but rather the rocket engine has a heat gun style area active during liftoff/landing. 

I also learned that you can use this to boil liquids without the risk of contents escaping if you have a containment area surrounded by insulated tiles.

 

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Edited March 10 by Bluefoxfire

[asurendra]

Both. Exhaust is heated, and heat gun works too. Actual heat of exhaust and power of gun depends on engine type (vanilla engines are pretty hot, some DLC ones - arent)

Edited March 10 by asurendra

[Bluefoxfire]

On 3/10/2024 at 2:33 PM, asurendra said:

 Actual heat of exhaust and power of gun depends on engine type (vanilla engines are pretty hot, some DLC ones - arent)

Like the sugar engine is surprisingly hot, though considering sugar burns are absolutely no joke. 

[sheaker]

It is better to put water tank below rocket and heat it, then run steam turbine on top of it to generate power.

 

[Bluefoxfire]

I had already figured it could be used for steam, but it felt too obvious a use to put here. Though I wonder if there's a good way to make it so it can also refill a steam rocket?

Edited March 17 by Bluefoxfire