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 4- yes it's rocket science
Have you ever launched a water rocket? The Aqua Pod kit lets you
turn a 2L plastic bottle into a rocket. Check out this video. Basically
you fill it about 13 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.
H0=15cm initial water depth
p0=50=i initial air pressure (gage)
mbot=25g mass of empty bottle
Vw=0.6L initial volume of water
Abot=0.00785m2 cross-section area of bottle
Kout=0.8 exit loss coefficient
(4.1) Neglecting major losses (since LD is small), what is the velocity
of the water out of the bottle, initially?
Area mout - v.uvusoi!
(4.2) What is the required force to hold the bottle stationary when it is first released? Neglect any friction
associated with the flow.
(4.3) Treating the downwards water momentum flux as a thrust force upwards, estimate the initial upwards
acceleration for the entire system
Problem 4 - yes it's rocket science Have you ever

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