mi | Initial mass |
vi | Initial velocity |
mf | Final mass |
vf | Final velocity |
e | Energy (J) available from fuel combustion |
[jstex]\frac{1}{2}m_i v_i^2 - \frac{1}{2}m_f v_f^2 = e[/jstex] | Equ. 1 |
[jstex]\frac{1}{2}m_f v_f^2 = \frac{1}{2}m_i v_i^2 - e[/jstex] | |
[jstex]v_f^2 = \frac{2 ( 1/2 m_i v_i^2 - e ) }{m_f}[/jstex] | |
[jstex]v_f = \sqrt{ \frac{m_i v_i^2 - 2e}{m_f} }[/jstex] | Equ.2 |
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OK, looking up the LaTex, I can do Heiwa's equations in a more readable form. This gives another way of looking at the problem.
So, given:
mi Initial mass vi Initial velocity mf Final mass vf Final velocity e Energy (J) available from fuel combustion
[jstex]\frac{1}{2}m_i v_i^2 - \frac{1}{2}m_f v_f^2 = e[/jstex] Equ. 1
So, solving for vf:
[jstex]\frac{1}{2}m_f v_f^2 = \frac{1}{2}m_i v_i^2 - e[/jstex] [jstex]v_f^2 = \frac{2 ( 1/2 m_i v_i^2 - e ) }{m_f}[/jstex] [jstex]v_f = \sqrt{ \frac{m_i v_i^2 - 2e}{m_f} }[/jstex] Equ.2
Heiwa, do you:
- Agree that this is correct?
- Agree that using Equ. 2, we can calculate the spacecraft's final velocity, given the initial velocity and mass, the final mass, and the energy from the burned fuel?
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