Pumpkin Cannon Complete Success
3 test shots today from a 6" pumpkin gun.
Shot 1 25 psi 110 Yd
Shot 2 30 Psi 130 yd
Shot 3 40 Psi 225 yards! I was not expecting that Very happy
The wadding used was a foam dodge ball 6.25" Works very very well.
Video to follow.
Thanks for all the help!
Dan
Shot 1 25 psi 110 Yd
Shot 2 30 Psi 130 yd
Shot 3 40 Psi 225 yards! I was not expecting that Very happy
The wadding used was a foam dodge ball 6.25" Works very very well.
Video to follow.
Thanks for all the help!
Dan
40 psi is kinda low... how high can you go?
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Checking his other posts reveals the launcher. I would critique it for the tiny plumbing between the chamber and barrel and the use of foam core. I would bolt it to a 2X4 for rigidity and only run low pressure. That would be real awesome with a 3 inch valve and pressure rated pipe. The length of the skinny part can also be shortened for better flow.
An uneven launched projectile causing barrel whip will pop this into two.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... tml#265381
An uneven launched projectile causing barrel whip will pop this into two.
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/viewtop ... tml#265381
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Horribly inefficient design there but it makes up for it with sheer size so good work Is the pipe rated? "foam core" and "psi" don't look like the should be together...
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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Much as I hate to ask the typical question...could we have a video?
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
That gun SCREAMS for a larger diameter valve, and pressure rated pipe.
Looks like a monster though!
Looks like a monster though!
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Or simply being made as a combustion.psycix wrote:That gun SCREAMS for a larger diameter valve
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
If he ever wants to show off this cannon on a pumpkin' chunkin' event, it'll probably need to be pneumatic.
Combustion makes people whine about explosions.
Of course, we know better, but "normal people" don't.
Combustion makes people whine about explosions.
Of course, we know better, but "normal people" don't.
Chunkin won't allow pvc parts, rated or not...
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The pipe is rated and sch 40. As far as valves this is what I could find for cheap and quickly. What type of valve would work better. 2" was the largest I could find in town as the contest is tomorrow.
Is the inefficiency from the valve type and size. Length?
I am very happy with how it works. I pull the valve with a pully so it snaps open pretty quickly. We have video and will post some soon.
for less that $100 and 1 hour it is very fun.
Thanks Dan
Is the inefficiency from the valve type and size. Length?
I am very happy with how it works. I pull the valve with a pully so it snaps open pretty quickly. We have video and will post some soon.
for less that $100 and 1 hour it is very fun.
Thanks Dan
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A good valve has high flow and low opening time.SDdan wrote:Is the inefficiency from the valve type and size.
In this case, at full opening a 2" valve has just 11% of the flow a 6" valve would have. Even upgrading to a 3" valve will give you more than double what you have now.
While I'm sure your valve opens "pretty quickly", there's no way it can match a pneumatically actuated valve. On this scale it would get expensive though, a cheaper idea would have been to have a large threaded coupling between the barrel and the chamber, with a frangible disk (aluminium foil or similar) sandwiched in between. Then you could have simply pressurised the chamber until the disk burst, giving you instantaneous opening and full flow.
Another thing, the equally sized barrel and chamber are inefficient in this case, you probably would have had better performance using 75% of the total pipe for the barrel and the remaining 25% for the chamber. I'll punch some numbers in GGDT when I get home and give you a better idea.
For the next competition perhaps
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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That's news to me.. Is this a new rule? Many of the chucking events I've seen use 10in PVC barrels. One of the videos online show a barrel whip snapping one.jeepkahn wrote:Chunkin won't allow pvc parts, rated or not...
Edit; found the 2009 rules. This year no PVC barrels..
http://www.punkinchunkin.com/punkinchunkinrulesv10.pdf
Sorry I can't seem to find the vid at the moment.
@JSR in regards to the "oversize" chamber to barrel ratio. At lower pressure the best ratio shifts toward a larger chamber. Plug in the numbers in GGDT at several pressures. With the restrictive valve and it's loss, a 1:1 is about right for 25-35 PSI.
The Barrel is 4 Ft and the chamber is 6 Ft. Not quite 2 to 1 but the best I could do. The tinfoil idea in neat but I will be in a church parking lot and need all the control I can have. Can you point me to a 3" valve that might work?
Thanks for the help Dan
Thanks for the help Dan