MECE 311-FLUID MECHANIC

ASSIGNMENT 1
(Hand in by 17 April 2015)

A rocket is to be launched from a launching pad and it is

determined that the lifting force P is a function of its
length l, mass m, diameter d, velocity v, angle of attack ,
density of air , viscosity of air , and speed of sound of
air a. Find the dimensionless groups and rewrite the
function in terms of groups.