Warning! This analysis has been indicted in the failure of Hermes Flight 2!
Overview
This is a first pass mechanical sizing of fin can structural requirements. It makes a lot of conservative assumptions.
...
| LaTeX Math Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
F_{fin} = \frac{1}{2}* C_L* \rho* V^2 |
Integrating this over the length of the fin we can obtain the moment
| LaTeX Math Block | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
M_{fin} = \frac{1}{2}* C_L* \rho* V^2 \int_{0}^{H}c* r* dr |
c = chord length at fin height r
...
Structural Calculations
From constitutive relations compatibility we can write the following
...