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I wonder how they calculated that "32 million horsepower" figure. Is it in terms of kinetic energy of the exhaust stream, thermal combustion energy, or some oth
by HPsquared 2y ago
I wonder how they calculated that "32 million horsepower" figure. Is it in terms of kinetic energy of the exhaust stream, thermal combustion energy, or some other formulation (e.g. vehicle speed wrt Earth * thrust)?
- DarmokJalad1701 2y agoIt is from the kinetic energy of the exhaust. Power = Force * Velocity = Thrust * exhaust velocity = Thrust * Specific Impulse * 9.80665