Part | Component Status | Responsible Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Booster Cup | Manufactured | Nicole C. 2024 |
Design
Requirements
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- Shall contain soft goods prior to separation
- Shall withstand separation loads
- Shall separate from the nose cone/staging cone
Material: Fiberglass coupler tube
Risks: Holes shear during separation (insert link to past issues)
Features:
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Details
The booster cup is made from a fiberglass coupler tube (4.6in long). It includes 12 radial holes of size 6-32
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located 0.3 in. from
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the edge of one side of the cylinder for interfacing with the diaphragm
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Risks: Holes shear during separation (insert link to past issues)
Analysis
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Manufacturing
Operations:
- Cut coupler tube to length on the horizontal bandsaw
- Sand faces to level
- Cut a piece of supporting material to go inside the cup while machining it
- Add holes with using the mill and radial indexer (*Note: add holes 0.3 inches from the side that has the better machine-finish)
- 12 holes equate to 3 1/3 turns for each hole on the 18-radius marker on the radial indexer in N-51
- Safety note: use air gun to blow away fiberglass dust as soon as each hole has been completed.
- Sand interior and exterior until slides smoothly into mission package tube