Danny Whitford Rocket Simulator Data Sheet
· N/A is used if the variable cannot change in our rocket launches.
Flight 1:
Body:
Payload Height- 0
Nozzle Radius (cm)- N/A
Fairing?- Yes
Fairing Radius (cm)- 1.27
Nose Cone:
Shape- Elliptic
Material-Solid Balsa
Propulsion:
Water (Liters)- 20.729
Pressure (KPa)- 192.613
Fin Design:
Fin Height- ?
Fin Shape- Trapezoidial
Number of Fins- 3
Fin Dimensions- 12.7*12.7 (length and width)
Launch Stats:
Max Altitude (m)- 8
Max Velocity (m/s)- 13
Flight 2:
Body:
Payload Height- 3.81
Nozzle Radius (cm)- N/A
Fairing?- Yes
Fairing Radius (cm)- 1.27
Nose Cone:
Shape- Elliptic
Material- Solid Balsa
Propulsion:
Water (Liters)- 20.729
Pressure (KPa)- 192.613
Fin Design:
Fin Height- ?
Fin Shape- Trapezoidial
Number of Fins- 3
Fin Dimensions-12.7*12.7 (length and width)
Launch Stats:
Max Altitude (m)- 8
Max Velocity (m/s)- 12
Flight 3:
Body:
Payload Height-0
Nozzle Radius (cm)-N/A
Fairing? Yes
Fairing Radius (cm)-
Nose Cone:
Shape- Elliptic
Material- Hollow Plastic
Propulsion:
Water (Liters)- 20.729
Pressure (KPa)- 192.613
Fin Design:
Fin Height-?
Fin Shape- Trapezoidial
Number of Fins- 3
Fin Dimensions-12.635*12.635
Launch Stats:
Max Altitude (m)-12
Max Velocity (m/s)-17
Flight 4:
Body:
Payload Height-0
Nozzle Radius (cm)-N/A
Fairing? Yes
Fairing Radius (cm)- 1.27
Nose Cone:
Shape- Elliptic
Material- Hollow Cardboard
Propulsion:
Water (Liters)- 20.729
Pressure (KPa)- 192.613
Fin Design:
Fin Height-?
Fin Shape-Trapezoidial
Number of Fins- 3
Fin Dimensions-12.635*12.635
Launch Stats:
Max Altitude (m)-13
Max Velocity (m/s)-19
In the simulations above, I only changed one variable at a time. Using my information, I can conclude that...
a.) Having a longer payload height slightly increases the velocity of the rocket and *slightly* increases distance.
b.) It is much better to have a cardboard cone than a plastic cone because the cardboard cone out-did the plastic cone greatly in velocity AND distance.
No comments:
Post a Comment