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- Rocket has mass N with mass of fuel F.
- The burning of the fuel uses up B mass of fuel per second, producing T newtons of thrust.
- a is the acceleration of the rocket.
- t is the time in seconds since launch.
- F = m*a && a = F / m
- => a = T / (N + F - B*t)
- integrating a follows 1/x => log|x| format
- d/dt[N + F - B*t] = -B
- integral(a)dt = (T) * log|N + F - B*t| * (-B) + u
- (where u is the constant of integration - using u instead of c due to it being velocity related)
- => (-T/B) * log|N + F - B*t| + u
- The fuel will run out after F/B seconds, so...
- integral(a, from 0, to F/B) = final velocity of rocket
- integral(a, 0, F/B) = [(-T/B) * log|N + F - B*(F/B)|] - [(-T/B) * log|N + F - B*0|] ## B*(F/B) = F; F - F = 0
- integral(a, 0, F/B) = -[(T/B) * log|N|] + [(T/B) * log|N + F|]
- integral(a, 0, F/B) = (T/B)[log|N + F| - log|N|]
- integral(a, 0, F/B) = (T/B)[log|(N + F) / N|]
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