THE EFFECT OF STAGING ON THE RANGE OF UNDERWATER ROCKETS

Abstract

A simple relation is derived for computing the range of a solid- propellant multi-stage underwater rocket. The rocket is assumed to consist of identical stages designed to give constant vehicle velocity and is assumed to travel horizontally. A comparison of the range of two- and three- stage rockets is given. The effect of staging and payload size on the range of a rocket powered anti-ship torpedo is considered as a specific example.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1964
Accession Number
AD0356124

Entities

People

  • William C. Ragsdale

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drag
  • Exhaust Nozzles
  • Gas Turbine Nozzles
  • High Density
  • Munitions
  • Nozzles
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Payload
  • Propellant Grains
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Nozzles
  • Solid Propellants
  • Specific Impulse
  • Thrust
  • Underwater Rockets
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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