Logo
HomeForumCannonsWikiAlbumArchive
SpudFiles
Users  Rules   Search  Search   Chat  Chat   FAQ  FAQ   Memberlist  Memberlist   How-To  How-To   Other  Other
Register  ::  Log in Private Messages


Random Cannon

Recent topics
» 2 questions
by MrCrowley on 11/22/2008 14:23 PM

» Automotive wire/stun gun
by psycix on 11/22/2008 13:07 PM

» Canadian Pipe
by psycix on 11/22/2008 13:04 PM

» Pumpkin Chunkin on Scienc
by psycix on 11/22/2008 13:00 PM

» Most Efficient Projectile
by Ragnarok on 11/22/2008 12:50 PM

» Another auto reload idea
by Gippeto on 11/22/2008 12:12 PM

» Air Compressor Pruchasing
by Davidvaini on 11/22/2008 12:07 PM


Donate

Hi Guest!
As you're not registered, some features could be unavailable. Click here if you want to become a member of SpudFiles
Username:    Password:      Log me on automatically each visit    

Post new topic  Reply to topic
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next
 Supersonic? « View previous topic :: View next topic » 
Author Message
CpTn_lAw
PostPosted: 06/08/2007 1:17 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Colonel
Colonel

Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Posts: 539
152.95 Spud Bux

You're welcome my friend Very Happy
Back to top
sandman
PostPosted: 06/14/2007 16:15 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Colonel
Colonel

Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Posts: 650
890.79 Spud Bux

oh to heat the water?

i thought you meant pump it up then add water to decrease the volume of the chamber since liquids cant be compressed
Back to top
jimmy101
PostPosted: 06/15/2007 10:09 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Major General
Major General

Joined: 28 Mar 2007
Posts: 1762
7467.36 Spud Bux

joannaardway do you ever feel like you are "tilting at windmills" on this forum?

Some people just have no concept of how a gas behaves... "CO2 behaves differently than air" or "add a bit of water to the chamber" are, or course, both wrong.

CO2 and air behave the same as long as you stay away from their critical points.

PV=nRT is the way to go. In the case of a CO2 cartridge heated in a fire the volume (V) and the number of moles of gas (n) and R are constants so it can be rewritten as;
P2/T2 = P1/T1
or rearranged to;
P2 = P1T2/T1
This form of the ideal gas law is usually called "Gay-Lussac's law".

Adding water to the chamber will not increase the pressure very much. It will increase the energy in the chamber by a very large amount but you won't be able to capture that extra energy unless the pressure and temperature of the gases drops below the condensation point of water vapor before the projectile leaves the barrel. That is a very hard thing to do in a gun.
Back to top
TwitchTheAussie
PostPosted: 06/19/2007 6:04 AM    Post subject: Re: Supersonic? Reply with quote

Brigadier General
Brigadier General

Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Posts: 931
1003.70 Spud Bux

noname wrote:
I can barely hear now.
Give me your opinion, was it supersonic or not.


Sorry bout this but I was too lazy to go through all the pages but did you hear a crack with the shot? If you did that was your projectile hitting and smashing the sound barrier to pieces.
Back to top
rna_duelers
PostPosted: 06/19/2007 23:52 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Major General
Major General

Joined: 26 Sep 2005
Posts: 1641
3118.23 Spud Bux

Just because the presence of a loud report doesn't mean the sound barrier was broken by the projectile.Unless the air was heated I very much doubt the sound barrier was broken by the projectile.In the range of 900fps sounds more realistic.Having normal air used in any cannon with any valve is near impossible to break the sound barrier.

There are plenty of reports you can read on this site to verify reasons why the sound barreir cannot be broken with normal compressed air.
Back to top
jackssmirkingrevenge
PostPosted: 06/20/2007 1:55 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

space monkey
<b>Donating Member</b>

Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Posts: 6981
11122.02 Spud Bux

rna_duelers wrote:
There are plenty of reports you can read on this site to verify reasons why the sound barreir cannot be broken with normal compressed air.


The loud report probably is a sonic crack, but is a result of the air breaking the sound barrier as it exits the muzzle, not the projectile itself.

It is possible to break the sound barrier using compressed air, there are commercially available pneumatic rifles such as the AirForce Condor that are capable of doing so.
Back to top
pyrogeek
PostPosted: 06/20/2007 2:30 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel

Joined: 13 May 2006
Posts: 455
1142.31 Spud Bux

spudthug wrote:
@noname: what is the best burst disk u have used at a 4x mix? also waht mix are milk bottles good for?

also does anyone know how to wire up a stun gun to 2 spark plugs?? i will be posting a thread asking this question soon reply there..


Just wire them in series. One lead from one terminal of the stungun to the top of one plug, and then a wire from the base of that plug to the top of another, and a wire from the base of the second one to the other terminal of the stun gun.
Although, if you are using it for a hybrid, don't bother. The gap must be smaller and smaller as you use it for higher and higher mixes. You can try it though.
Back to top
frankrede
PostPosted: 06/20/2007 15:49 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sangheili
Lieutenant General

Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Posts: 2999
548.49 Spud Bux

noname wrote:
By sticking on a peak pressure guage, I figured (when it worked as a hybrid) 1x would get me about 90 psi, 1.5x would give about 140 psi, 2x would get me about 170, 2.5x got around 215, 3x about 250, 4x about 310, and I didn't test past that.
I wouldn't recommend using soda can burst discs for PVC guns, because one layer takes around 170 psi to burst.
PVC Arsenal, I got hit by one of the bearings once. At a 2.25x mix, the ball bearing got shot through 4 soda cans and hit a piece of steel pipe that was lying around. It gave the pipe a 1/4" deep dent, bounced back, and tapped me on the kneecap.
I have tryed using soda cans in my hybrid and they burst at less than 90 psi.
either they burst or slipped/
Back to top
SpudBlaster15
PostPosted: 06/20/2007 17:29 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Human blast shield
Major General

Joined: 18 Oct 2006
Posts: 1554
52.84 Spud Bux

The burst pressure of the disk depends upon surface area. Chances are, you are using a much larger union than noname.
Back to top
noname
PostPosted: 06/20/2007 18:41 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr Vortex
Lieutenant General

Joined: 10 Apr 2006
Posts: 2520
2730.79 Spud Bux

Yeah, frank, you're using a 2" union and I'm using a 1/2" one. I was also double layering the soda cans, which increases strength more than half.
Back to top
hoastmaster
PostPosted: 06/21/2007 21:28 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Private
Private

Joined: 21 Jun 2007
Posts: 17
48.73 Spud Bux

rmich732 wrote:
I elaborated on the gangsta theme....

anyways...

PVC Arsenal, I doubt that there IS a valve faster than a burst disk. Full flow, rapid opening... can't beat it.

The only valve better than a burst disk valve... is a BIGGER burst disk valve.


i disagree
there is such a system the military used in sa
an iris shutter on a charged opening mechanism is alot faster then burst disc
my dad tells me they used air tanks used in jets for life support as the chamber (around 1000bars of pressure) attached to the iris shutter smacked onto a 24ft 1/2" thick iron pipe 1, 1/2" dime
and used a iron ball bearing as the projectile
lets just say it was loud and it was nasty the set the hole cannon mountings made of concrete

the result was around 3500fps no kidding
Back to top
noname
PostPosted: 06/21/2007 21:40 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr Vortex
Lieutenant General

Joined: 10 Apr 2006
Posts: 2520
2730.79 Spud Bux

Let me know when you get one of those for $2.50 and set it to beat a burst disc, then I'll think about one. Wink
Back to top
hoastmaster
PostPosted: 06/21/2007 22:01 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Private
Private

Joined: 21 Jun 2007
Posts: 17
48.73 Spud Bux

price wise yes burst disc are un matched but i was merely stating the insane things that can be achieved
Back to top
jackssmirkingrevenge
PostPosted: 06/21/2007 22:14 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

space monkey
<b>Donating Member</b>

Joined: 15 Mar 2007
Posts: 6981
11122.02 Spud Bux

Quote:
i disagree
there is such a system the military used in sa
an iris shutter on a charged opening mechanism is alot faster then burst disc


You can't get faster than a burst disc, it gives maximum flow instantaneously.
Back to top
hoastmaster
PostPosted: 06/21/2007 22:27 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Private
Private

Joined: 21 Jun 2007
Posts: 17
48.73 Spud Bux

an iris system on powder opening charge is the fastest release valve on the planet

ill post again with some pics of the system
Back to top
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic  Reply to topic Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next

Jump to:  



You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


SpudFiles Version 7.0
Template based off DAJ Glass Template by Dustin Baccetti
Photo Album Addon © 2002-2003 by Smartor
Powered by modified phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group