The performance of bottle rockets can be controlled by a multitude of factors. To understand these factors, mathematics can show us how they interact and how they affect performance.
Water Bottle Rockets are mainly used for educational purposes in schools. They are used to explore basic aerodynamics and physics. Water rockets demonstrate many different forces such as weight, thrust, lift, and drag. Basic parts of a common bottle rocket include a nose cone, fins, a base, and a launcher used to launch the rocket.
Rocket propulsion started showing up in history around 400 B.C. when a Greek by the name of Archytas used steam to propel a model pigeon (About Water Rockets). The first “conventional” rocket was created during the Song Dynasty in China in the 13th century. Small amounts of gunpowder were attached to small sticks and set off, making the first “fireworks” (About Water Rockets). The first water bottle rocket was created in 1930 by Professor Jean LeBot in France. He used a champagne bottle partially filled with water and compressed air from a bicycle tire pump to launch the rocket (About Water Rockets). Since the bottle was made out of glass, it would smash upon impact. …show more content…
Water rockets can be very dangerous if handled improperly or if there is faulty equipment or construction. Safety goggles should always be worn as loose parts or even the rocket itself presents the risk of poking somebody in the eye. Also there should be no metal parts used in the construction of a water rocket. Metal parts could become very dangerous projectiles quickly if a rocket falls apart. The rocket also should only be launched in a large, open, area where there are a small amount of people in. Finally the bottle should have a max inflation rate of 100 psi (Urieli), in our project we used half of
Water Bottle Rockets are mainly used for educational purposes in schools. They are used to explore basic aerodynamics and physics. Water rockets demonstrate many different forces such as weight, thrust, lift, and drag. Basic parts of a common bottle rocket include a nose cone, fins, a base, and a launcher used to launch the rocket.
Rocket propulsion started showing up in history around 400 B.C. when a Greek by the name of Archytas used steam to propel a model pigeon (About Water Rockets). The first “conventional” rocket was created during the Song Dynasty in China in the 13th century. Small amounts of gunpowder were attached to small sticks and set off, making the first “fireworks” (About Water Rockets). The first water bottle rocket was created in 1930 by Professor Jean LeBot in France. He used a champagne bottle partially filled with water and compressed air from a bicycle tire pump to launch the rocket (About Water Rockets). Since the bottle was made out of glass, it would smash upon impact. …show more content…
Water rockets can be very dangerous if handled improperly or if there is faulty equipment or construction. Safety goggles should always be worn as loose parts or even the rocket itself presents the risk of poking somebody in the eye. Also there should be no metal parts used in the construction of a water rocket. Metal parts could become very dangerous projectiles quickly if a rocket falls apart. The rocket also should only be launched in a large, open, area where there are a small amount of people in. Finally the bottle should have a max inflation rate of 100 psi (Urieli), in our project we used half of