The main propulsion system of a space shuttle consists of three identical rocket engines which provide a

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The main propulsion system of a space shuttle consists of three identical rocket engines which provide a total thrust of 1200 kips. Determine the rate at which the hydrogen-oxygen propellant is burned by each of the three engines, knowing that it is ejected with a relative velocity of 12,500ft/s.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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