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Hey guys, I am working on a school project and have fired some water rockets at different angles. I am now trying to compare theoretical results vs experimental results. But I am struggling to produce an accurate mathematical model.
I have attached my attempt to this post. It is quite long and possibly overly complex. I have not taken drag into account for this model.
I have compared the range results I got from my model to some from a water rocket simulator which was fed the same initial conditions but they are very different.
My question is whether my model is anywhere close to correct or where I went wrong. I used data from my water rocket to attempt to find the initial velocity of the rocket. I don't think my initial speed is correct tho.
I have attached my attempt to this post. It is quite long and possibly overly complex. I have not taken drag into account for this model.
I have compared the range results I got from my model to some from a water rocket simulator which was fed the same initial conditions but they are very different.
My question is whether my model is anywhere close to correct or where I went wrong. I used data from my water rocket to attempt to find the initial velocity of the rocket. I don't think my initial speed is correct tho.