H20 Bottle Rocket Research

Troy Sims, Devin Clay, Suthin Goloversic, Garrett Kumpunen

August 17th, 2016 CAD Engineering III Period 3

How Do Rockets Work?

They gain thrust that goes against the gravitational pull of Earth,
during the thrust the air resistance of the fins causes the rocket to
angle more with the Earth, once the rocket is high in the
atmosphere they are guided to match the Earths orbit at an
angle.

Physics In Rockets
The Physics in rockets are primarily velocity, acceleration, air
resistance, and force. The velocity and acceleration is primarily
used to be able to go against the gravitational pull of Earth and to
escape the atmosphere and gravitational pull. The air resistance
is used for primarily the fins to allow the rocket to angle more
towards the Earth to allow it to be stable and escape the
atmosphere. The force is primarily used for the thrust of the
rocket, common rule of thumb is that 5N of thrust: 1N of the
rocket.

How Do Rockets Maintain Stability?

The rockets maintain stability by using fins at the end of the
rocket to add air resistance and allow the rocket to be able to
handle high winds while it launches and to help angle the rocket
to escape the atmosphere easily.

Parts Of A Rocket
Parts of a rocket is the nose cone which allows the rocket to be
less air resistant, parachute and payload system in the nose
cone to allow the load be safely returned to the ground, and fins
to allow the rocket to be stable during launch and be able to
escape the atmosphere easily.

How Can The Load Be Returned Safe?

The load can be returned safely to the ground in many ways,
one way our group has thought of to return it safely is to have a
standard 2-liter bottle and then cut off the top of another 2-liter
bottle and add a clay or playdough edge to have soft walls and to
put the egg inside the nose cone and add a parachute and a
method to blow the nose cone off to allow only the nose cone to
land with the load.