Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077687342
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14.3, Problem 14.95P
A 540-kg spacecraft is mounted on top of a rocket with a mass of 19 Mg. including 17.8 Mg of fuel. Knowing that the fuel is consumed at a rate of 225 kg/s and ejected with a relative velocity of 3600 m/s. determine the maximum speed imparted to the spacecraft if the rocket is fired vertically from the ground.
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