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Title: How do you stop a jet engine melting?
Post by: thedoc on 03/08/2016 11:40:43
The inside of a jet engine can get up to 1600 degrees Celsius, so how do the materials survive this intense heat?
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Title: Re: How do you stop a jet engine melting?
Post by: alancalverd on 02/08/2016 18:54:15
My inclination would be to blow air through it, possibly using a jet engine. But at 16,000 degrees, you wouldn't have a hope in hell. Try 1,600.