Open Tonas1997 opened 3 years ago
Wouldn't this make sense though? The cost is the surface ablative layer, the stuff behind is just filler / insulation.
Partially, yes. But as you can see in the screenshots, surface area also increases with length. Part volume does as well, and both should reflect on mass and cost.
There's no tankage, so the effect of additional volume is questionable. What would you propose the solution should be? Besides just "more."
Hmmm... giving it a second thought, it does make sense for either mass/cost to only scale with diameter. That being said, shouldn't there be an intrinsic tradeoff in going for a thicker heatshield? Perhaps a higher maxTemp
at the cost of increased mass?
Title. While cost and mass increase with diameter, it doesn't do so with length: