Parachute Shock Forces:
- Used OSCALC software to calculate shock forces on parachute during deployment
- Required inputs:
- Air Density at Deployment
- Dry Vehicle Mass
- Descent Rate
- Drogue: 92 ft/s
- Main: 23 ft/s
- Coeff. Drag
- Estimated Drogue: 0.55
- Estimated Main: 1.6
- Nominal Parachute Area
- Drogue: 15.904 ft^2
- Main: 78.540 ft^2
Parachute | Shock Force (lbf) |
Drogue | 7.282 |
Main | 457.223 |
Drogue Max Drag Force: 80.32 lbf