/sci/ - Science & Math

>>they dumped
>buy eeet

>>15353750
>'ee got ze license?
>activate HAARP, unleash ze 'urricane

>>11793682
>ee's asleep? Launch eet.
>>11793687
It's a simplification of the real term, which is "change in velocity", the greek delta in math means change, V is shorthand for velocity. At it's simplest, it represents how much any reaction engine (turbojet, piston, rocket, etc) can change the vehicle's velocity by burning through it's fuel/propellant load.
It's proportional to two factors, thrust per unit mass (How much thrust you can produce for a given amount of fuel/propellant consumed) and the total burn time (How long the engine can run before all of it's fuel/propellant is consumed).
This is why Thrust-to-Weight ratio and ISP are so important to consider for rocket design.

>He turned ze meter off?
>Boost ze levels to 10W/m2

>He posted it again?
>Delete ze thread
>Cut his wired internet
>Surroun his house with 5g antennas
>Den POOUMP IT

>Sebastian, unfreeze doctor Hilbert and tell him the good news.

>>9997191
i don't want to alarm you