Estimate 1) diameter of bolt circle, 2) number of bolts, bolt spacing

Pixels Inches Description

Dia_nozzleexit 1618 139.0 Nozzle diameter = 11' 7" according to the F-1 engine spec.
Dia_boltflange_inner 1295 111.3 Interpolated based on pixel ratio
Dia_boltflange_outer 1326 113.9 "
Thickness_flange 6 0.5 "
Spacing_bolts 20 1.7 "
Dia_bolthead 5.5 0.47 ", +/- 10% error
Dia_boltshank N/A 0.3125 NAS1351 Bolwww.coastfab.com/uploads/4/1/4/3/41432063/nas1351_rev_10.pd
Number_bolts N/A 200 Derived from flange circumference and bolt spacing; rounded down for simplic
Angular Slice N/A 1.8 Angle between mid-bolt plane
Dist_Flange2NozzExit 927 80 Distance between the bolted flange and the nozzle exit
Tube Diameter 43 1.09 Based on thhttp://heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-thrust-chamber.html
Wall Thickness 61 1.55

ANSYS Geometry Input for Conical Frustrum Nozzle Pressure Derivation (based on 1-D gas dynamics)
Variable Dim (inches) Z (in) R (in) AR Subsonic/Supersonic
(-) Mach #
Bottom Radius 69.5 0 17.25 1 Sup 1
Flange Radius 55.63 8.4 41.25 5.718765 Sup 2.882665
Top Radius 41.75 167.7 69 16 Sup 3.604352
Height 80
Wall Thickness 1.55 Reaction Check: 287837.7 ÷ 400 = 719.5942

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/F-1_rocket_engine_at_KSC.jpg

From NAS1351 Spec
32063/nas1351_rev_10.pdf
rounded down for simplicity

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gas dynamics) Bolt Preload Derivation

P/Pt P (psia) Notes Assume preloaded to 50% of the "Min Breaking Strength" for Heat Res
0.56447 1015 Throat Variable Mag (lb) Notes
0.02654 47.72284 Bolted Flange Min Breaking Strengt 9280 Source = http://www.coastfab.com/upl
0.00677 12.17405 Nozzle Exit Preload 4640 Enter this in ANSYS

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 Pixels Inches
D_throat_a 247
D_exit 891 139.0
AR_approx 13.01252 actual number not relevant
L_throat2e 1075 167.7
eaking Strength" for Heat Resistant Steel

http://www.coastfab.com/uploads/4/1/4/3/41432063/nas1351_rev_10.pdf
 Material source: MIL-5 Handbook (publically available military material spec)
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/resources/fulltext/MILHDBK5H.pdf
Flange temperature assumed to be uniform (for simplicity) and set to the approximate coking temperature of Kerosene based
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17098185/Coking#scribd

300 Series Stainless S A-286 Bolt

Var Unit T = 70 F T = 700 F T = 70 F T = 700 F Descr
Fty psi 30000 18300 150000 129000 Yield Tensile Strength
Ftu psi 75000 51150 180000 158400 Ultimate Tensile Strength
Fsu psi 50000 34100 103923 91452 Ultimate Shear Strength
e - 0.4 0.4 0.15 0.15 Elongation
E psi 2.90E+07 2.55E+07 2.91E+07 2.50E+07 Modulus of Elasticity
PR - 0.27 0.27 0.31 0.31 Poisson Ratio
CTE /F 8.6E-06 1.0E-05 9.00E-06 9.50E-06 Coefficient of Thermal Expan
rho lbm/in^3 0.286 0.286 0.287 0.287 Density (not relevant to this

From bolt spec, the bolt is a "Dash 5" for its diameter and is also heat resistant (due to nozzle environment), thus:
Bolt UTS @ 70 degFlb 9280 Minimum breaking strength (which correlates to the min bolt thread diameter, which is less t
Bolt UTS @ 700 degFlb

Temperature Correction Graphs for 300 Series Stainless Steel (copied from MIL-HDBK-5, note that in Fig 2.7.1.1.1(a), "Fby" sho
mperature of Kerosene based on this article (350 deg C = ~700 degF):

Yield Tensile Strength

Ultimate Tensile Strength
Ultimate Shear Strength
Elongation
Modulus of Elasticity
Poisson Ratio
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Density (not relevant to this non-intertial analysis)

vironment), thus:
hread diameter, which is less than the shank diameter)

t in Fig 2.7.1.1.1(a), "Fby" should be "Fty" in the description).

Area-Mach Relation
gamma = 1.2 1.2
factor = 1.035
1
M f(M)
0 0 0.8
0.01 0.01689
0.01035 0.017481 0.6
Column C
0.010712 0.018093
0.011087 0.018726 0.4
0.011475 0.019382
0.011877 0.02006 0.2
0.012293 0.020762
0.012723 0.021488
0
0.013168 0.02224 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0.013629 0.023019
0.014106 0.023824
0.0146 0.024658
0.015111 0.025521
0.01564 0.026413
0.016187 0.027338
0.016753 0.028294
0.01734 0.029284
0.017947 0.030309
0.018575 0.031369
0.019225 0.032467
0.019898 0.033603
0.020594 0.034778
0.021315 0.035995
0.022061 0.037254
0.022833 0.038557
0.023632 0.039906
0.02446 0.041302
0.025316 0.042746
0.026202 0.044241
0.027119 0.045788
0.028068 0.047389
0.02905 0.049047
0.030067 0.050762
0.031119 0.052536
0.032209 0.054373
0.033336 0.056274
0.034503 0.058241
0.03571 0.060277
0.03696 0.062383
0.038254 0.064563
0.039593 0.066819
0.040978 0.069153
0.042413 0.071569
0.043897 0.074069
0.045433 0.076655
0.047024 0.079332
0.048669 0.082101
0.050373 0.084967
0.052136 0.087932
0.053961 0.091
0.055849 0.094174
0.057804 0.097458
0.059827 0.100856
0.061921 0.104372
0.064088 0.108008
0.066331 0.111771
0.068653 0.115663
0.071056 0.119689
0.073543 0.123854
0.076117 0.128161
0.078781 0.132617
0.081538 0.137225
0.084392 0.141991
0.087346 0.14692
0.090403 0.152017
0.093567 0.157287
0.096842 0.162736
0.100231 0.16837
0.103739 0.174194
0.10737 0.180215
0.111128 0.186439
0.115018 0.192871
0.119043 0.199518
0.12321 0.206387
0.127522 0.213484
0.131986 0.220815
0.136605 0.228388
0.141386 0.236209
0.146335 0.244285
0.151456 0.252624
0.156757 0.261231
0.162244 0.270115
0.167922 0.279282
0.1738 0.288738
0.179883 0.298492
0.186179 0.308549
0.192695 0.318917
0.199439 0.329601
0.20642 0.340608
0.213644 0.351944
0.221122 0.363614
0.228861 0.375624
0.236871 0.387978
0.245162 0.400681
0.253742 0.413735
0.262623 0.427145
0.271815 0.44091
0.281329 0.455033
0.291175 0.469513
0.301366 0.484349
0.311914 0.499537
0.322831 0.515074
0.33413 0.530953
0.345825 0.547165
0.357929 0.563702
0.370456 0.580549
0.383422 0.597691
0.396842 0.615111
0.410731 0.632787
0.425107 0.650695
0.439986 0.668805
0.455385 0.687086
0.471324 0.705501
0.48782 0.724008
0.504894 0.742562
0.522565 0.76111
0.540855 0.779597
0.559785 0.797958
0.579377 0.816125
0.599655 0.834023
0.620643 0.85157
0.642366 0.868678
0.664848 0.885252
0.688118 0.90119
0.712202 0.916384
0.737129 0.93072
0.762929 0.944077
0.789631 0.956331
0.817269 0.967351
0.845873 0.977004
0.875478 0.985153
0.90612 0.991661
0.937834 0.99639
0.970659 0.999207
1 1
1.004632 0.999981
1.039794 0.998587
1.076187 0.994911
1.113853 0.988851
1.152838 0.980318
1.193187 0.969241
1.234949 0.955571
1.278172 0.939282
1.322908 0.920373
1.36921 0.898872
1.417132 0.874841
1.466732 0.848369
1.518067 0.819584
1.5712 0.788643
1.626192 0.75574
1.683109 0.721097
1.742017 0.684968
1.802988 0.64763
1.866093 0.609384
1.931406 0.570543
1.999005 0.531433
2.06897 0.492382
2.141384 0.453715
2.216333 0.415744
2.293904 0.378767
2.374191 0.343056
2.457287 0.308852
2.543293 0.276365
2.632308 0.245764
2.724439 0.21718
2.819794 0.190703
2.918487 0.166382
3.020634 0.144227
3.126356 0.124213
3.235778 0.106282
3.349031 0.09035
3.466247 0.07631
3.587565 0.064037
3.71313 0.053395
 3.84309 0.04424
3.977598 0.036425
4.116814 0.029807
4.260902 0.024243
4.410034 0.0196
4.564385 0.015755
4.724138 0.012591
4.889483 0.010008
5.060615 0.007911
5.237737 0.006221
5.421057 0.004867
5.610794 0.003789
5.807172 0.002936
6.010423 0.002264
6.220788 0.001739
6.438516 0.001329
6.663864 0.001012
6.897099 0.000768
7.138497 0.00058
7.388345 0.000437
7.646937 0.000328
 Column C

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