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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2019.47.7.525

Water Rockets for Engineering Education of Launch Vehicles, Part I: Principles and System Composition  

Kim, Jae-Yeul (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Pusan National University)
Hwang, Won-Sub (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Pusan National University)
Choi, Jeong-Yeol (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.47, no.7, 2019 , pp. 525-534 More about this Journal
Abstract
Water rocket is a pressurized liquid propellant rocket that shares the same basic principles of space launch vehicles. Water rockets can be used as an engineering educational material for the liquid rocket principles and the launch vehicle systems, far beyond the scope of K-12 level science education. In this paper, the principles and theories of water rocket propulsion and flight dynamics was investigated at the level of undergraduate rocket engineering classes. Also, the system level design and operation of water rocket is summarized by including the components of launch vehicle, launch pad, payload and recovery as well as altitude measurement methods.
Keywords
Water Rocket; Liquid Rocket; Space Launch Vehicles; System Engineering; Engineering Education;
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