Monday, May 21, 2012
Starting Up
Tomorrow is the building day so we need to know what we are doing for the rocket. This post is so we can comment back and forth on what we found was best for each part and why it is the best. During my research in class today, most sources say that a water to air ratio of 1/3 is USUALLY the best, but it depends on how pressurised the air is and the weight of the rocket. Also, we want the cone to have a bit of weight in it for stability. We need more ideas on what would be the best and suggestions for all the other parts (such as if it's a 2L, 1.5L, or 1L). I think that the 1L bottle would work the best simply because it has "the best of both worlds". It is like a dialated version of the 1L, so it is aerodynamic, but also holds more pressurised air like the 2L. We need to comment and exchange ideas.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I will be buying 1.5L bottles. If you believe that the 2L bottles will work better, bring them in and we will see which design seems like it would work better.
ReplyDeleteWaterRocketSim Prototype Glenn
ReplyDeleteResearch
Center
________________________________________
DATA SHEET
________________________________________
Flight One Flight Two
Body:
Payload Height (cm): ____2_____
Nozzle Radius (cm): ____1_____
Fairing: Yes__yes___ or No _____
Fairing radius (cm): __.5___
Nose Cone:
Shape: ____conical_______
Material: _____solid balsa______
Propulsion:
Water (liters): __37.03___
Pressure (KPa): ___27.951__
Fin Design:
Fin Height: ___5__
Fin Shape: __trapezoidial___
Number of Fins: ___4__
Fin Dimensions:
Body:
Payload Height (cm): ____0_____
Nozzle Radius (cm): ____2____
Fairing: Yes___yes__ or No _____
Fairing radius (cm): ____.5
Nose Cone:
Shape: ___conical________
Material: _____solid balsa______
Propulsion:
Water (liters): __11.385___
Pressure (KPa): __79.346___
Fin Design:
Fin Height: __5___
Fin Shape: ___trapezoidial__
Number of Fins: ___4__
Fin Dimensions:
Launch Stats:
Max Altitude (m): __0___
Max Velocity (m/s): 0_____ Launch Stats:
Max Altitude (m): ___234__
Max Velocity (m/s): __182___
Jordan Turner