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Design of a Water Rocket
The task is to design a water rocket that reaches the greatest possible altitude before returning to earth. Parameters that can be varied are described (e.g., volume of liquid, initial pressure, ...) and several constraints specified: (e.g., no combustible mixtures, total volume less than 1000 cm3...)
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Source: MIT Course 2.005, Thermal - Fluid Engineering I, Mechanical Engineering, Fall Term 2000, R. Kamm