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    This document summarizes the key components and principles of a water rocket project presented by two students from SMK Sungai Merah, Sibu. It describes Newton's Third Law of Motion and how nozzle size affects thrust. It also discusses parachute design including size, opening timing, and buoyancy force. Variables like fin position, launch angle, and air pressure are identified as factors that influence the rocket's height and trajectory. The conclusion emphasizes that experiments are needed to test theoretical predictions.

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    This document summarizes the key components and principles of a water rocket project presented by two students from SMK Sungai Merah, Sibu. It describes Newton's Third Law of Motion and how nozzle size affects thrust. It also discusses parachute design including size, opening timing, and buoyancy force. Variables like fin position, launch angle, and air pressure are identified as factors that influence the rocket's height and trajectory. The conclusion emphasizes that experiments are needed to test theoretical predictions.

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    This document summarizes the key components and principles of a water rocket project presented by two students from SMK Sungai Merah, Sibu. It describes Newton's Third Law of Motion and how nozzle size affects thrust. It also discusses parachute design including size, opening timing, and buoyancy force. Variables like fin position, launch angle, and air pressure are identified as factors that influence the rocket's height and trajectory. The conclusion emphasizes that experiments are needed to test theoretical predictions.

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    Water Rocket

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    Chiew Soon Kiat
    This document summarizes the key components and principles of a water rocket project presented by two students from SMK Sungai Merah, Sibu. It describes Newton's Third Law of Motion and how nozzle size affects thrust. It also discusses parachute design including size, opening timing, and buoyancy force. Variables like fin position, launch angle, and air pressure are identified as factors that influence the rocket's height and trajectory. The conclusion emphasizes that experiments are needed to test theoretical predictions.

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    2012 Sarawak Interdivision Science Carnival

    Aerospace presentation created by


    Johnson Yek Chu Ong and Daniel Hoo Ting Chiang From SMK Sungai Merah, Sibu Advisor : Mr Chiew Soon Kiat

    Water Rocket
    Parachute Trajectory

    1. GENERAL ASPECT
    Newtons Third Law of Motion Action force follow by a reaction force which is same in magnitude but opposite in direction.

    Pressure F (Impulsive force) P= A (Area) A refers to the area of nozzle (the mouth of the bottle)

    Impulsive Force
    F=

    t refers to the reaction time when the water eject out until it starts to release.

    Nozzles
    F = PA
    ( is the thrust, nozzle) is the pressure and A is area of the

    Larger diameter nozzles provide faster acceleration with a shorter thrust phase, while smaller nozzles provide lower acceleration with a longer thrust phase.

    Fins
    An arrow dynamic fin or wing will allow the air to move smoothly around the rocket. The fin is made according to the Bernoullis Principle. This will cause the rocket to appear in a water droplet-like shape.

    2. Parachute
    Size of parachute depends on the size of the cap. A big parachute requires a big cap and vice versa. A good parachute will open at the moment when the rocket reaches its maximum height. A suitable mass of plasticine is added to enable the cap drops at the moment when the rocket starts to topple.

    Buoyancy force of the parachute


    Buoyancy Force, F =Vg

    Where V is the volume of air displaced, is the density of the air and g is the gravitational acceleration

    Strings
    The length of strings is adjusted so that the shape of the parachute will approach in a hemisphere shape. Length of the strings are usually about four over three or five over four of the parachutes radius.

    Height
    Fin is important because it will control the height of the parachute rocket. The nearer the position of the fin to the nozzle, the higher the parachute rocket will achieve.

    Predicting Peak Height

    ( = peak height reached, = Initial mass of water, = Rocket mass when empty, = Initial gauge pressure inside rocket, = air density, = acceleration due to gravity)

    3. Trajectory

    Manipulate Variables
    For launching, two manipulated variables exist. The first variable is angle which is 45 degrees allowing the distance travelled to be maximize. Second variable is pressure which value depends on the suitability of the rocket.

    Angle
    Graph Range of Trajectory versus launching angle
    R

    Conclusion In a nut shell, we need to test through experiment even though the theory is there.

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