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Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien

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<strong>Space</strong> <strong>Propulsion</strong><br />

Reaction propulsion<br />

momentum conservation<br />

mV = const.<br />

dp<br />

= d( mV ) = mdV + Vdm = 0<br />

dV<br />

= −V<br />

e<br />

dm<br />

m<br />

∫<br />

dV<br />

=<br />

−V<br />

e<br />

∫<br />

dm<br />

m<br />

ΔV<br />

= −V<br />

e<br />

ln<br />

m<br />

m<br />

i<br />

f<br />

Tsiolkovski equation

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