Streamlined Capsule Design

Team: 

  • David Marchessault, BS. Mechanical Engineering
  • Craig Martland , BS. MS. Mechanical Engineering
  • Andrew McGarey, BS. Mechanical Engineering
  • Diego Rivas, BS. Mechanical Engineering
  • Kevin Stanley, BS. Mechanical Engineering
  • Yiannis Levendis, PhD (Advisor)

 

Problem: Develop a method to distribute liquid nitrogen from a safe zone to forest fires and overcome radiative and convective effects during delivery

Design Solution: Design of a streamlined capsule to be dropped at strategic points in the fire area, with a fin pattern to induce rotation from lift force and eject liquid nitrogen prior to contact to the ground fire

For: Senior Capstone Project

 

Final Deliverable Summary

Premise: the work presented below only includes work that I was involved in, but does not cover the entire extent of the capstone. The process presented below is backed up with substantial calculations that are not shown in the summary below. For a full report please contact me directly.

 

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Design Iteration

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Target Approach

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Analytical Prediction – Rotational Speed vs Fluid Rise

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Spin Testing

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Fluid Rise vs Rotation

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Transport and Drop Design Mechanism

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