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The Effect of Different Designs of Fins and Nose Cones towards the Stability and Performance of a Sugar Rocket
Ahmad Hussein Abdul Hamid,
Zuraidah Salleh
(School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450 Selangor, MALAYSIA),
Mohamad Amirul Muhammad (School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450 Selangor, MALAYSIA),
(MTC Defence Sdn Bhd, High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMREL), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450 Selangor, MALAYSIA),
Khalkhalas Kamaludin (School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450 Selangor, MALAYSIA),
Mohammad Juani Sujana, Mohd Ismail Khamis ( MTC Defence Sdn Bhd, High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMREL), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450 Selangor, MALAYSIA).
Discipline: Aerospace Engineering, Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
doi: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2022.262
Keywords:Rocket fins; Rocket performance; Rocket stability; Open rocket; Rocket analysis; Airflow analysis; Sugar propellant; Potassium nitrate; Rocket design; Clipped delta fins
AbstractDue to the high demand for model rocket competitions, interest in model rocket design has steadily increased. However, there is a small amount of research done so far on making the design process simpler and considering the physics behind the design process. Hence, this research proposes to determine how the combination design of fins and nose cones affects the stability and performance of a sugar rocket and to determine the most optimized design of nose cones and fins of a sugar rocket in terms of its stability and performance. In this study, each nine model rockets with different combinations of nose cones and fin design were tested. Open Rocket software is used to determine the stability of a rocket and simulate the flight of a model rocket. The designs of the model rockets are created using the design software Catia. Ansys software is used to run airflow analysis as it can determine the streamline of a rocket as well as consider the wind velocity of the model rocket. Results show that a model rocket with an ellipsoid nose cone and triangular fins is the most stable model rocket while a model rocket with a conical nose cone and triangular fins flies the highest.Paper ID: 13A13J
Cite this article:
Abdul Hamid, A.H., Salleh, Z., Muhammad, M.A., Kamaludin, K., Sujana, M.J., and Khamis, M.A.(2022). The Effect of Different Designs of Fins and Nose Cones towards the Stability and Performance of a Sugar Rocket. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 13(13), 13A13J, 1-15. http://TUENGR.COM/V13/13A13J.pdf DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2022.262
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