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1 November, 15:21

A total Δν of 15 km/s is required to achieve an interplanetary mission. The proposed rocket has two stages. The first stage alone has a mass of 1000 tonnes and consists of 10 solid rocket boosters and a liquid rocket motor. The liquid rocket has a specific impulse of 300 s and a fuel mass flow rate of 1500 kg/s. The solid rocket boosters have a specific impulse of 250 s and a fuel mass flow rate of 200 kg/s. The first stage burn time is 1 minute. The first stage is jettisoned immediately after burn-out. The second stage has an initial mass of 150 tonnes. The second stage motor provides an effective exhaust velocity of 4 km/s and has a structural coefficient of 0.05. The rocket carries a 2 tonne payload. a. What is the jettisoned mass of the first stage?

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  1. 1 November, 17:51
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    102000 kg

    Explanation:

    Given:

    A total Δν = 15 km/s

    first stage mass = 1000 tonnes

    specific impulse of liquid rocket = 300 s

    Mass flow rate of liquid fuel = 1500 kg/s

    specific impulse of solid fuel = 250 s

    Mass flow of solid fuel = 200 kg/s

    First stage burn time = 1 minute = 1 * 60 seconds = 60 seconds

    Now,

    Mass flow of liquid fuel in 1 minute = Mass flow rate * Burn time

    or

    Mass flow of liquid fuel in 1 minute = 1500 * 60 = 90000 kg

    Also,

    Mass flow of solid fuel in 1 minute = Mass flow rate * Burn time

    or

    Mass flow of solid fuel in 1 minute = 200 * 60 = 12000 kg

    Therefore,

    The total jettisoned mass flow of the fuel in first stage

    = 90000 kg + 12000 kg

    = 102000 kg
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