Download or read book Analysis of Deployment and Inflation of Large Ribbon Parachutes written by D. F. McVey and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A method for predicting deployment and inflation of reefed ribbon parachutes is presented. The method is based on integration of axial and radial momentum equations developed in the paper. Axial and radial forces are assumed to be describable by drag and radial force coefficients. Computer solutions of the equations are compared to measured parachute loads and to parachute mouth and maximum diameters from tests of 23- and 76-ft diameter conical ribbon parachutes. Comparison of load histories indicated that snatch loads depend to a large extent on deployment bag design and packing influences. Computed loads and parachute size histories for the inflation process compared favorably with flight data. The concept of a radial force coefficient appears to have considerable merit as a means of computing inflation for most parachutes.
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Study of Parachute Performance at Low Supersonic Deployment Speeds Effects of Changing Scale and Clustering written by PAUL E. PEDERSEN and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prachute design and operational data were collected on a series of rocket powered sled tests conducted on the Air Force Flight Test Center Track at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Parachute deployment velocities range between Mach 0.76 and 1.57. The majority of the test parachutes were designed to have a drag area of approximately 15 square feet. Limited testing was accomplished with some configurations of reduced drag area to investigate effects of changing scale. Clustering of parachutes was also investigated with triple clusters of FIST Ribbon parachutes. The data obtained during the program included inflation characteristics, opening shock factors, drag forces, inflated area relationships, and stability of the parachutes through the velocity ranges investigated. (Author).
Download or read book Recovery System Design Guide written by E. G. Ewing and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document serves as the third revision of the USAF Parachute Handbook which was first published in 1951. The data and information represent the current state of the art relative to recovery system design and development. The initial chapters describe representative recovery applications, components, subsystems, material, manufacture and testing. The final chapters provide empirical data and analytical methods useful for predicting performance and presenting a definitive design of selected components into a reliable recovery system.
Download or read book Parachute Recovery Systems written by Theo W. Knacke and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this manual is to provide recovery system engineers in government and industry with tools to evaluate, analyze, select, and design parachute recovery systems. These systems range from simple, one-parachute assemblies to multiple-parachute systems, and may include equipment for impact attenuation, flotation, location, retrieval, and disposition. All system aspects are discussed, including the need for parachute recovery, the selection of the most suitable recovery system concept, concept analysis, parachute performance, force and stress analysis, material selection, parachute assembly and component design, and manufacturing. Experienced recovery system engineers will find this publication useful as a technical reference book; recent college graduates will find it useful as a textbook for learning about parachutes and parachute recovery systems; and technicians with extensive practical experience will find it useful as an engineering textbook that includes a chapter on parachute- related aerodynamics. In this manual, emphasis is placed on aiding government employees in evaluating and supervising the design and application of parachute systems. The parachute recovery system uses aerodynamic drag to decelerate people and equipment moving in air from a higher velocity to a lower velocity and to a safe landing. This lower velocity is known as rate of descent, landing velocity, or impact velocity, and is determined by the following requirements: (1) landing personnel uninjured and ready for action, (2) landing equipment and air vehicles undamaged and ready for use or refurbishment, and (3) impacting ordnance at a preselected angle and velocity.
Download or read book The International Handbook of Space Technology written by Malcolm Macdonald and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of space technology and a holistic understanding of the system-of-systems that is a modern spacecraft. With a foreword by Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, and contributions from globally leading agency experts from NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CNES, as well as European and North American academics and industrialists, this handbook, as well as giving an interdisciplinary overview, offers, through individual self-contained chapters, more detailed understanding of specific fields, ranging through: · Launch systems, structures, power, thermal, communications, propulsion, and software, to · entry, descent and landing, ground segment, robotics, and data systems, to · technology management, legal and regulatory issues, and project management. This handbook is an equally invaluable asset to those on a career path towards the space industry as it is to those already within the industry.
Download or read book Observations on Parachute Scale Factors for Modeling Parachute Deployment and Steady State Performance written by William P. Ludtke and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New approach to the scaling of parachute performance is presented, based upon variables inherent in the inflation process such as weight, time, geometry, etc. Limitations of conventional scaling parameters such as Reynold's, Froude, and Mach numbers as applied to parachutes are discussed. Examples of parachute inflation and steady state performance are correlated with a scale factor designated as a Mass Ratio, which is the ratio of the system mass to a mass of atmosphere associated with the parachute size, inflation time, altitude and deployment velocity. For advanced opening shock analyses, the concept of variable mass ratio during canopy inflation is proposed, and the effects of partial canopy inflation at suspension line stretch are discussed. Although the solid cloth types of parachutes are primarily used as examples, the ideas of mass ratio, initial area, and analysis techniques are applicable to all types of parachutes. (Author).
Download or read book Government Reports Announcements written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Techniques for Selection and Analysis of Parachute Deployment Systems written by Earle K. Huckins and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Main Parachute Damage Reduction Team Report written by G. Watts and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Development and Experimental Verification of a Single degree of freedom Inflation Model for Ribbon and Ringslot Parachutes written by John Michael Macha and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple, approximate model of parachute inflation is described. The model is based on the traditional, practical treatment of the fluid resistance of rigid bodies in non-steady flow, with appropriate extensions to accommodate change in canopy inflated shape. Correlations for the steady drag and steady radial force as functions of the inflated radius are required as input to the dynamic model. In a novel approach, the radical force is expressed in terms of easily obtainable drag and reefing line tension measurements. A series of wind tunnel experiments provides the needed correlations. Coefficients associated with the added mass of fluid are evaluated by calibrating the model against an extensive reliable set of flight data. A parameter is introduced which appears to universally govern the strong dependence of the axial added mass coefficient on motion history. Thought comparisons with flight data, the model is shown to realistically predict inflation forces for ribbon and ringslot canopies over a wide range of sizes and deployment conditions.
Download or read book A Collection of Technical Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
