Why Don’t Rocket Engines Melt? - The Engineering of Rocket Nozzle Cooling

If you happened to find yourself standing next to an active rocket engine, you would die, immediately.
But if you could somehow manage it, and walk right up to a rocket engine while it was firing, and you touched the nozzle, you might find it cold to the touch.
Really cold.
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Sources:
Scott Manley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8rdxxM9qbM&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6rJpDPxYGU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxDZYuAZxSc
NASA:
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/0080_rs-25_fact_sheet_12092020_3.pdf
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regenerative_cooling_(rocketry)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ablation

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