Question: Problem 4 - yes it's rocket science Have you ever launched a water rocket? The Aqua Pod kit lets you turn a 2 L plastic
Problem yes it's rocket science
Have you ever launched a water rocket? The Aqua Pod kit lets you
turn a L plastic bottle into a rocket. Check out this video. Basically
you fill it about full, pressurize the bottle and the air above it and
release the rocket. As the water shoots out, the rocket shoots upwards.
A simplified schematic of a water rocket is shown at right, and
additional parameters are given below.
initial water depth
i initial air pressure
mass empty bottle
initial volume water
crosssection area bottle
exit loss coefficient
Neglecting major losses since is small what is the velocity
of the water out of the bottle, initially?
Area mout vuvusoi!
What is the required force to hold the bottle stationary when it is first released? Neglect any friction
associated with the flow.
Treating the downwards water momentum flux as a thrust force upwards, estimate the initial upwards
acceleration for the entire system
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