spin vanes in the flow of nozzle gases.

Or graphite. That's what the V2 used.

tah

By the time the exhaust gases have reached ambient pressure, they've cooled considerably from the combustion chamber temperature. You'd probably be fine with many stainless steel (look at the AISI 300 series

- you can get a 36" by 2" strip of 304 from McMaster-Carr for under 14$

- mcmaster.com)

OR you can go the innovative route and use an aluminum alloy. If the vanes have enough thermal capacity, they can stay well below their melting point. If you know the maximum burn duration of your engine, you can make some harsh thermal assumptions and figure out how thick the vanes need to be to prevent thermal compromise.

No tungsten needed (it's expensive anyway).

Dave

I would think the blast forces would be a tougher problem than the temperature anyway.

Let's say 20% of the exhast flow is intercepted by the vanes (in reality, it's probably alot less). Worst-case scenario, the total available blast force can only be equal in magnitude to the total thrust... so for 4 vanes intercepting 20% of a 100 lb thrust, that'd be

5 lbs of "blast force" per vane. That's also assuming the vanes are 90 degrees with respect to the thrust (blocking as much of the flow as possible). Angle the vane 30 degrees from the thrust direction (more realistic), and you've decreased the blast force per vane to 2.5 lbs.

Dave

Are you really ALLOWED to post this stuff?

Yes he is, but that does not make it correct.

You maybe right about the stainless but it would be nice if someone had some kind of table on nozzle temperatures for BP engines. I couldn't find one on the internet.

Are you SERIOUS?

Are either of you under the impression that an estimate using HIGH SCHOOL physics is providing information that someone couldn't estimate for themselves without a calculator? What I posted is useless for someone that would thinking about making something dangerous... If you disagree, then perhaps you need to report NASA to Homeland Security. Their technical reports server is loaded with far more technical reports regarding control vanes and guidance.

Dave

Now that you explain it that way, I have to slap my head and go, "Doh!"

It's nice enough, but what keeps it going during the coast phase, which is typically most of the ascent.?

Hmmm... Momentum?

I mean, once a rifle bullet leaves the barrel, there's nothing that continutes to physically impart a spin, but the bullet keeps spinning, right?

Interesting thread for a switch...

tah

It's already spinning at that point.

:)

You might want to do a web search for "Hale rocket". One is

one has interesting information. Hale pioneered operational finless artillery rockets in the 1840s.

The easiest th> I want to try this but I would like to know what temperatures I would

Seriously, this is an unmoderated newsgroup and you can post just about anything.

I can't speak for Jerry, but your impression of HIGH SCHOOL physics is clearly different from mine. Your assumption of "someone's" capability, with or without a calculator, is interesting.

I understand and I do not disagree with the sharing of your opinions. However, it would be more helpful to the originator of this thread if you would share URLs to those tech reports. And yes, your post seemed to help Roy Green's understanding.

Alan

That's what Kline did (and I published) in the early 80's.

Using conservation of momentum, trig, and elementary multiplication and division is all I needed to derive this equation:

20% x 100lb x sin(30) /4 vanes = 2.5 lbs

Do you see anything that's above high-school level? And the only reason you'd need a calculator is if you don't remember that sin(30)=1/2.

Thank you. But do you really think a newsgroup *estimate* would be used to create something like a guided missle? A guided missle is extremely sophisticated, and you need to analyze thousands of things. Anyone using estimates from a newsgroup CERTAINLY will not be able to build one.

And the whole point of my original post was to show that blast force is a non-issue, in the same way that flying through clouds made from orange juice is a non-issue. ("Hey Ahmer, forget about the orange juice cloud analysis... some guy on usenet said it was a non-issue").

Also, to enlighten you on the wealth of data out there, please see the following:

"Preliminary Investigation of a Fin-Actuated Jet-Vane Control System for Stabilization of Rocket-Powered Models":

Dave

Upon further reflection, I think your post might pass as a typical High School physics class hand waving argument.

Alan

I don't know why you are going on about guided missiles, orange juice clouds, etc.

I do agree that it is a non-issue in the sense that using spin vanes in the flow of a BP G motor is not a very good idea, regardless of the loads on the vanes. And while nobody has yet given the temperature that was requested, you did suggest some alternative vane materials. He is most likely into AR so a better solution would be to use multiple canted nozzles rather than put spin vanes in the flow of a single nozzle. Of course he could also use Micromaxx or A10-P motors as spin motors, and develop his own spin buck program. Further, it was pointless of me to suggest that your estimate of vane loads should have been better, especially when the purpose of my reply to Jerry was that you COULD make such a reply.

Thanks for sharing. Although this may not be the best report to refer to, it does provide a link to the NASA (and old NACA) reports, and he may be able to find a more helpful report.

It is also one that I had not read, and one of greater interest to sport rocketry. Perhaps it will inspire a reader to do a similar R&D project.

Alan