total impulse

total impulse

[′tōd·əl ′im‚pəls]
(aerospace engineering)
The product of the thrust and the time over which the thrust is produced, expressed in pounds (force)-seconds; used especially in reference to a rocket motor or a rocket engine.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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