A home-made solid propellant rocket has an initial mass of (9 mathrm{~kg}); (6.8 mathrm{~kg}) of this is

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A "home-made" solid propellant rocket has an initial mass of \(9 \mathrm{~kg}\); \(6.8 \mathrm{~kg}\) of this is fuel. The rocket is directed vertically upward from rest, burns fuel at a constant rate of \(0.225 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{s}\), and ejects exhaust gas at a speed of \(1980 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) relative to the rocket. Assume that the pressure at the exit is atmospheric and that air resistance may be neglected. Calculate the rocket speed after \(20 \mathrm{~s}\) and the distance traveled by the rocket in \(20 \mathrm{~s}\). Plot the rocket speed and the distance traveled as functions of time.

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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