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Hi i am a 'newbee' at rocket science but i have begun to make plans
for a rlv rocket, intended for people travel to space. But i have a problem calculating Hmax (max height) whit regards to my 'configuration'. This is the specifications for my first theoretical space tourism rocket, why am i not getting a Hmax number that sound resonable?: Mpayload: 4 persons * 90 kg / person = 360 kg 4 suit/misc * 50 kg / person = 200 kg = 560 kg (1232 lbs) Mdry (vehicle whitout fuel&oxidizer): 3000 kg Mburout: 3560 kg Thrust: I have thought about using 4 rocket engines that each produce a thrust of 1200 kg. Ttot Mliftoff (grossweight) therefore i took 1,3 * 3560 kg = ca 4628 kg of thrust. 1200 kg * 4 rocketEngines = 4800 kg Mass ratio: R = 8360 kg / 3560 kg = ~2,2 L = 1/2,2 = ~45% dry + payload weight Isp engine specific impulse: i choose a ca number lets say 250 sec because i am going to try to get fuels and oxidizers that are easy to get! therefore the medium isp. Fuel&oxidizer flow: Total thrust / isp = 17,8 kg/sec Thrust burnout: 250 sec (/60 = 4,2min) ok so that is my theoretical rocket,, when i apply all my numbers to the Hmax equation to get the hight from this rlv i always get a really low or a to high number to be true... this is the equatioin: go=9,81m/sec/sec Hmax = (isp*go*l*n*R)^2 / (2*go) - isp*go*tb(R*l*n*R/R-l)-l) + Hliftoff (i will launch at SL) could someone that is nice and have a little time make this equation for me ?? i always get to high or to low number what am i doin wrong? |
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I have thought about using 4 rocket engines that each produce a thrust of 1200 kg. Ttot Mliftoff (grossweight) therefore i took 1,3 * 3560 kg = ca 4628 kg of thrust. 1200 kg * 4 rocketEngines = 4800 kg " I don't know if I'm following what you are saying, but if you want to go up, without using wings, you need more thrust than gross weight of vehicle. |
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