Re-Entry Pod Comparsion by LaylaSaturn

LaylaSaturn

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24th Jun 2016

26th Jun 2016

Showcasing the performance of earlt TTAN and QRTZ pod alongside the star of the show, CRMC.

nuke physics turtles ttan qrtz crmc shield heat reentry space

Comments

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  msasterisk 27th Jun 2016
  Pointing the pointy end into the airstream results in an attached shock cone, which means that the airstream is touching the entire vessel. This sort of shock cone results in less drag, but more heating, so it's good for hypersonic planes and the like.
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  InteliPlus 26th Jun 2016
  lol that lool
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  LaylaSaturn 26th Jun 2016
  One of the reasons my designs (Or perhaps more appropiately Wernher von Braun's) is successful is that it contains an ablator which melts, dispersing heat. That's also why the aerodynamic design doesn't work: ablator ain't aerodynamic.
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  cris5311 26th Jun 2016
  i made a big one forbody v5 id:2007387
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  LaylaSaturn 26th Jun 2016
  @gruntmaster It's interesting to note that Powder Toy can effectivelt demonstrate the effect. If you were to build a similar pod with a pointy tip (which is what I originally did) it doesn't do nearly as well. The airflow indicators show why.
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  MEOWS 26th Jun 2016
  gruntmaster, the idea is to slow down as much as possible so the parachutes can teploy. Also, there is a heatshield in the flat side that can take the heat as it is designed to do. The other sides have doors and other weak stuff that will break if exposed to the 28000 km/h atmosphere.
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  NovaStar 25th Jun 2016
  i had no idea that titanium sucks in re-entry (+1)
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  gruntmaster 25th Jun 2016
  wait nm, im dumb
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  gruntmaster 25th Jun 2016
  this seems kinda backwards, you would want the pointy end pointing towards the air, to reduce drag and create a vaccum behind it, protecting the back
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  Percy-Jackson 25th Jun 2016
  Pretty cool save +1