SpaceX test fires the massive new engine for its next big rocketdoi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.112CO2FossilfuelconsumptionTotalenergyconsumptionCleanenergyLMDISpaceX has just completed its first test fire of a full-scale Raptor engine, which will be used to power the company's next generation ...
However, I can show a direct calculation using space X fuel consumption of 194kg/sec/engine which gives a higher heat output. 1 mole CH4 produces 890.4 Kj of heat. There are 22.7 moles in a kg of CH4 The engine uses 194kg/sec × 22.7moles/kg ×890.4 Kj/mole =3.92 x109 j/sec ...