The RD-170 is a liquid rocket engine developed in Russia. To calculate the specific impulse for the RD-170 engine, we need specific information about the engine’s thrust, and mass of propellant.
For the RD-170 engine, you would need specific data from its operational parameters or historical records of its launches to plug into this formula.
If you have the specific values for thrust, and propellant mass for the RD-170 engine, you can use the formula to calculate the specific impulse. Keep in mind that the specific impulse may vary based on different operating conditions and configurations.
It is defined as the thrust generated per unit of propellant expended and is expressed in seconds.
where,
- is the specific impulse of the rocket engine (in seconds, s)
- F is the Thrust Produced
- ṁ is the mass flow rate of propellant in KG/Sec
- g0 is the acceleration due to gravity