Rocketry Glossary

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Baffle

One o' a variety o' configurations that block t' hot ejection particles while allowin' t' ejection gas t' expand into t' rocket's body t' cause ejection o' t' recovery system. Avast! Some use wire mesh, me bucko, steel wool, arrr, or just a series o' misaligned holes in tubin' or bulkheads.


   

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