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Aerospace glossary

Gas-generator cycle

Also called gas generator cycle

A rocket engine cycle that burns a small share of propellant to drive the turbopumps and dumps that exhaust overboard. It is simpler than staged combustion but wastes some propellant, lowering efficiency.

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