Subject Formula Sheet

Aerospace Propulsion & Rocketry Formulas

Key equations for Gas Turbines, Jet Engines, and Chemical Rocket Propulsion.

Rocket Thrust & Tsiolkovsky Equation

Thrust: F = ṁ v_e + (p_e - p_a) A_e = ṁ c

Δv = I_sp g₀ ln(m_initial / m_final)

Ideal Brayton Cycle Thermodynamics

η_th = 1 - (1 / r_p^((γ-1)/γ))

Optimum pressure ratio for maximum specific work: r_{p,opt} = (T_max / T_min)^(γ / (2(γ-1)))