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Objectives
The project will be broken down into 3 phases:
• Conceptual Design
i. Justifying the need to develop this project.
ii. Define the potential role of the airship functioning as an UAV
iii. Setting the criteria for the operation of the airship.
• Preliminary Design
i. Propulsion System Evaluation
ii. Estimation of payload
iii. Dimension of envelope
iv. Determination of center of buoyancy and center of mass.
v. Performance of the airship.
• Detailed Design
i. Assembling of components
ii. Flight tests
i. Gasbag (Envelope)
CALCULATIONS
LIFT
Volume=1.609*(pi)*(a)*(b*b)
a =distance from left buldge to centre=1.7ft
b=maximum radius=1ft
=8.545 cu ft
=0.24192 cu mt
Lift due to gas=241.92 grams
= 136.88gm (theoritical)
THRUST FORCE
Thrust force=(0.5)(air density)*(Ap)*(4*Vp*Vp)
Air density=1.35gm/ml
Vp=velocity of propeller=(pi)(D)(N)/60
D=diameter of propeller
N=speed in rpm
=1.96N
DRAG FORCE
Drag force= (0.5)(Cd)(air density)* (Ae)*(Ve*Ve)
=1.3N
Cd=coefficient of drag=0.35
Ae= surface area of envelope
Ve=cruising velocity
= 0.66N
MATERIALS
NAME WEIGHT QUANTITY SPECIFICATIONS PRICE (Rs) CURRENT
(gm) STATUS
GAS
STRAPS 4 1 10 m 20 OBTAINED
ENVELOPE
Estimation of payload
It is difficult to calculate the actual overall weight of the airship. An
estimation of payload is important as it will determine the volume of lifting
gas required and hence, the size of the airship. It will also affect the
performance of the airship.
Therefore
= 99.8gm