It's Not Rocket Science…. Wait Yes it is
An irregular girl's adventures through life, the universe and everything in between…
I have previously covered some of the analysis used to design the throat section of the wind tunnel, this time I shall cover some of the design used for the rest of the tunnel design. The idea was to use a pressure vessel coupled to a large diameter ball valve, so that large volumes of... Continue Reading →
The most critical part of the wind tunnel is the nozzle, it must accelerate the flow to the desired Mach number while leaving the test section free of shock waves. The two methods I have used have been a numerical technique to create the geometry and later on I'll use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to... Continue Reading →
Previously I had mentioned the use of water flow to simulate supersonic flow, however after having done some research I've abandoned this approach for now in favour of building a supersonic wind tunnel. The main reason for this is I'd like to some investigation on combustion stability at the small scale I want to operate... Continue Reading →
So the reason I've been messing around with rocket motor design lately is that an old idea I started dabbling in several years ago, that of a truly miniature ramjet, something that could fit in the palm of your hand. I have read a report on a tiny ramjet designed to operate at Mach 4, however I'm... Continue Reading →
It's Not Rocket Science.... Wait Yes it is 