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← ScienceWhich outcome results when combustion instability occurs in a staged rocket engine cycle?
A)Oscillating pressure ruins thrust vectoring✓
B)Exhaust plume becomes completely transparent
C)Injector clogging minimizes gas mixing
D)Nozzle erosion optimizes thermal efficiency
💡 Explanation
Because the rapid, cyclical energy release couples with acoustic modes inside the thrust chamber, oscillating pressures occur via amplified constructive interference; this is called thermoacoustic resonance. Therefore thrust vectoring becomes unreliable, rather than optimized efficiency, because this cycle increases amplitude.
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