Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781259696534
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., John M. Cimbala
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 11CP
A rocket in space (no friction or resistance to motion) can expel gases relative to itself at some high velocity V. Is V the upper limit to the rocket’s ultimate velocity?
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