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- Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:49 am
- Forum: Rocket forum
- Topic: Nozzle Geometry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7392
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:26 am
- Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
- Topic: For your viewing pleasure...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4320
I'll admit my total ignorance to jam jars, but couldn't you cool the jar walls so that you don't have the huge thermal difference? Maybe put it in a outer container that had enough glycol in it to come up the walls of the jam jar? (glycol used because it has the same refractive index as glass, so it...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:22 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: ramjet vehicle performance estimation tool
- Replies: 17
- Views: 27056
Cd for a ramjet
This spring (once things thaw out a bit) I'd be willing to launch a rocket with and without a ramjet attached to determine the true Cd of the ramjet. I have an ARTS2 (as well as a few other recording alts) which can calculate the Cd at each sampling (200Hz) Once we have Cd for the rocket at various ...
- Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:15 pm
- Forum: Valved pulsejet forum
- Topic: Injecting water into an engine?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 26018
water injection
There has been talk in some rocketry circles about using water injection as a thrust enhancer. It has mostly been shot down because you have to carry the water with you and rather than carry water you can just carry more fuel/oxidizer (LOX and LH2, which is just what water is anyway) For a ground ba...
- Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:50 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: how to use RJSC?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7788
ramjet stages
I ran across the NASA engine simulator before and it might be something you want to play with http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/ngnsim.html (select ramjet on the top, then you can tweak the settings for a ramjet) There is also basic design layout and the formulas needed to calculate thrust. ...
- Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:36 pm
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: how to use RJSC?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7788
jet fuel
Welcome! I'm not familiar with the RJSC so I can offer no help there. As for "jet fuel" RP1 and RP5 are two very common "jet fuels" that I know about and they are just kerosene at different levels of refinement and levels of contaminates. You can get away with using straight kerosene as jet fuel and...
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:02 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: My Maggie Mugs Clone
- Replies: 45
- Views: 49119
Welding or brazing aluminum is very difficult. If you can swap the aluminum for steel, I would. If you can't, then get some scrap aluminum and practice brazing it. If you use the silver braze that you have to use for the stainless then it should have a higher melting point than the aluminum and the ...
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:13 pm
- Forum: Rocket forum
- Topic: BBQ Engine
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5089
The benefit of using N2O is that it is safe¹ as an oxidizer until it decomposes ( (2) N2O -> (2) N2 + O2 ) It decomposes at about 450°F and thus most hybrid rocket motors contain a preheater of some sort (either a slug of normal propellant or use GOX (gaseous oxygen) and high voltage spark) Also, mo...
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:04 am
- Forum: Valveless pulsejet forum
- Topic: liquid propane from torch bottles?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5434
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:54 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: Ducted Ejector Ram Rocket Solid Fuel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14394
For a NASA study of just what you're suggesting: http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/reports/1997/TM-107422.pdf Note, the fuel was JP-10 (jet fuel, highly refined kerosene) and not a solid like you're describing. Also, since you're in Iowa and one of the best groups for AM/EX rocketry is based in Quad Cities:...
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:59 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: Ducted Ejector Ram Rocket Solid Fuel
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14394
solid fuel ramjet with rocket motor boost
I have seen ideas similar to this before. Are you envisioning a standard rocket motor just aft of the diffuser(as shown in one of the drawings) or using the entire combustion chamber of the ramjet as the solid rocket motor (also shown in one of the drawings)? If a "standard" solid rocket motor is pl...
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:38 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: air requirements for a large subsonic ramjet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11950
4Runner Powered Wind Tunnel
The 4Runner I have has the ability to do 2WD, 4WD limited slip, 4WD locked diff and 4WD low locked diff. I knew that with an open or limited slip diff it would never work (and I knew I'd have to run it in locked diff mode, just a button push away) The 4Runner is over 7 years old and has been paid of...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:15 pm
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: air requirements for a large subsonic ramjet
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11950
air requirements for a large subsonic ramjet
Something that has been rattling around in the back of my mind is a possible method of creating massive amounts of "high speed" air. The problem with most fans is that they're either they're too small to generate large volumes of air or they're large enough to generate the volume but not the higher ...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:08 am
- Forum: Ramjet forum
- Topic: My Maggie Mugs Clone
- Replies: 45
- Views: 49119
Most razing rods that I've worked with melt in the 1000 to 1300 degree F range (550 to 700 degrees C). Propane has a max burn temp of just under 2400 degree C Most propane torches will not get maximum burn temp and will get to about 1800 to 1900 degrees C Obviously you don't need Oxy-Acet to get bey...
- Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:54 pm
- Forum: Off topic forum
- Topic: Metal/spring problem?!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5141
DISCLAIMER: This is what I have done for high-carbon steel. I have not done this for very thin metals like springs and so it may not work or it may not have the desired outcome. What you have done is annealed the iron. What you now need to do is harden the iron. What you should do is heat the spring...