LOWER ESTIMATE OF THE FLIGHT RANGE OF A FIRE-EXTINGUISHING LIQUID DROP

摘要

A closed analytical solution of a nonlinear differential equation with variable coefficients which describes the vertical motion of an ascending evaporating drop as a material point of variable mass has been constructed in Airy functions. It is shown that this solution yields a lower estimate of the flight range of the drop when it outflows at an arbitrary angle to the horizon.