Question

The first stage of a Saturn V space vehicle consumed fuel and oxidizer at the rate of 1.50 3 104 kg/s with an exhaust speed of 2.60 3 103 m/s. (a) Calculate the thrust produced by this engine. (b) Find the acceleration the vehicle had just as it lifted off the launch

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Thrust produced = v dm / dt

v is speed of exhaust and dm / dt is rate at which mass of gas is being thrown out .

= 2.603 x 10³ x 1.503 x 10⁴

= 3.91 x 10⁷ N ,