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Rocket performance in Bloodhound SSC
This detailed exemplar explores the rocket engine performance in the BLOODHOUND SSC engineering project. It requires student knowledge of physics, chemistry and mathematics when applied in mechanical engineering.
The resource explains the history of the BLOODHOUND project, the dynamics of a rockets and how the hybrid rocket in BLOODHOUND SSC produces thrust. The exemplar goes on to introduce and manipulate a series of formulae used to mathematically model rocket performance. The materials concludes with an explanation of why rockets of this kind tend to afterburn, as not all of the fuel carried is burnt down to its final heavier state.
The exemplar also contains further reading, and biographies of two of the engineers involved in the project.
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