thrust

Examples of thrust in the following topics:

• The Third Law: Symmetry in Forces

  • Take as another example, the concept of thrust.
  • This force is called thrust.
  • Thrust is used in cars and planes as well.

• Arches and Domes

  • As the forces in an arch are carried toward the ground, the arch will push outward at the base (called thrust).
  • As the height of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
  • To prevent the arch from collapsing, the thrust needs to be restrained, either with internal ties or external bracing.

• Rocket Propulsion, Changing Mass, and Momentum

  • If we consider thrust; that is, the force exerted on the rocket by the exhaust gases, then a rocket's thrust is greater in outer space than in the atmosphere or on the launch pad.
  • The quantity (Δm/Δt)ve, with units of newtons, is called "thrust."
  • The faster the rocket burns its fuel, the greater its thrust, and the greater its acceleration.

• Faraday's Law of Induction and Lenz' Law

  • (a) When this bar magnet is thrust into the coil, the strength of the magnetic field increases in the coil.

• Force

  • Related concepts to force include thrust, which increases the velocity of an object; drag, which decreases the velocity of an object; and torque which produces changes in rotational speed of an object.

• Orbital Maneuvers

  • The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation or ideal rocket equation is an equation useful for considering vehicles that follow the basic principle of a rocket: a device that can apply acceleration to itself (a thrust) by expelling part of its mass with high speed and moving due to the conservation of momentum.