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Angular rocket equation
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Angular rocket equation
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-09-24
For
a
uniformly filled, negligibly
light
disc
of fixed
radius
R
, remaining
mass
m
(
t
)
,
angular velocity
ω
(
t
)
, and tangential exhaust
speed
u
relative to its rim,
angular-momentum
balance
gives
m
ω
˙
=
m
˙
(
ω
+
R
2
u
)
.
(1)
At zero relative exhaust
speed
,
ω
/
m
is constant.
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