What fuel for a rocket?

Authors

  • E. N
  • a.

Keywords:

Rocket propulsion, thermodynamics teaching

Abstract

Elementary concepts from general physics and thermodynamics have been used to analyze rocket propulsion. Making some reasonable assumptions, an expression for the exit velocity of the gases is found. From that expression one can conclude what are the desired properties for a rocket fuel.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

[1]
E. N and a., “What fuel for a rocket?”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 191–0, Jan. 2003.

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Vol. 49 No. 2 (2003): Revista Mexicana de Física.

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Authors retain copyright and grant the Revista Mexicana de Física right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.