Are Aerospikes Better Than Bell Nozzles

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:20 How Nozzles Work 16:00 How Aerospikes Work 19:55 The Problems With Aerospikes 32:50 Comparing Aerospike Engines To Bell Engines 41:30 What The Experts Say 51:35 Future Aerospike Prospects 54:00 Summary Article version for easy reading and references Today were going to look at the history of aerospike engines, go over how nozzles work including things like overexpansion, underexpansion and even expansion ratios, well look at the pros and cons of the aerospike, the physical limitations and problems, then well compare the aerospike to some other traditional rocket engines. But thats not all, I obtained never seen before photos and videos of some aerospikes, well get opinions from some people who have actually worked with aerospike engines, look at some promising prospects and compelling concepts and by the end of the video well hopefully know whether or not the holy grail of rocket engines is just waiting to be ut