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mixster

Sep 15th, 2010
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  1. Rocket has mass N with mass of fuel F.
  2. The burning of the fuel uses up B mass of fuel per second, producing T newtons of thrust.
  3. a is the acceleration of the rocket.
  4. t is the time in seconds since launch.
  5.  
  6. F = m*a && a = F / m
  7. => a = T / (N + F - B*t)
  8. integrating a follows 1/x => log|x| format
  9. d/dt[N + F - B*t] = -B
  10. integral(a)dt = (T) * log|N + F - B*t| * (-B) + u
  11. (where u is the constant of integration - using u instead of c due to it being velocity related)
  12. => (-T/B) * log|N + F - B*t| + u
  13.  
  14. The fuel will run out after F/B seconds, so...
  15.  
  16. integral(a, from 0, to F/B) = final velocity of rocket
  17. 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
  18. integral(a, 0, F/B) = -[(T/B) * log|N|] + [(T/B) * log|N + F|]
  19. integral(a, 0, F/B) = (T/B)[log|N + F| - log|N|]
  20. integral(a, 0, F/B) = (T/B)[log|(N + F) / N|]
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