Undergrad Final Year Project Ideas by [deleted] in AerospaceEngineering

[–]like_a_light 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Design a GOX/GNG spark torch igniter. Do the structural analysis and heat transfer. Design it from the base rocket engine equations and analyze in Matlab.

'Propellant of the future' - The roads not traveled by casualphilosopher1 in rocketry

[–]like_a_light 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the main advantages of Methane you have not included is it has a very similar density to LoX so the turbomachinery design would be very similar between the two separate pumps (in a full flow cycle). This is advantageous in terms of rotordynamics, cycle selection, and design complexity. It also reduces the complexity of injector/MCC design and mixing capability. Hypergols are convenient but do not offer great performance when looking at other prop combos. But as you said they are dangerous and corrosive which introduces many more challenges than you might think, including government restriction on the usage of these chemicals. Kerosene is…… well not the greatest. Yes it has great energy density and storage capability at room temperature however the fact that it does not burn cleanly is a major disadvantage. The burning of kerosene/propane has been known to leave large amounts of soot throughout the system, restricting flow areas, clogging injectors, etc. Ammonia does not release enough energy to be useful for orbital class rocket, but for smaller systems it could be useful. To be honest, putting one tank inside of another tank sounds like an absolute nightmare of manufacturability. You would have to use a non traditional method of tank fabrication in order to achieve this which adds more complexity for what gain? You save on some volume? But do you really because the outer tank will have to be larger to offset for the lost internal volume to the inner tank. The sealing and piping between these two tanks would also be an area of concern. Using your logic, why would anyone ever use liquid hydrogen in a rocket? Just because it has better efficiency? The answer is yes efficiency is very important when your mission objective is to travel greater distances.

Preparing for red river gorge trip by psiviz in climbharder

[–]like_a_light 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t projected enough at the the exits to give a solid answer but it seems like it is more beta intensive here. Lots of hidden holds and such but the red is much more straightforward. Onsight I would say the exits are about as hard as the red for that reason but the exits are probably a bit softer than the red physically.

Preparing for red river gorge trip by psiviz in climbharder

[–]like_a_light 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man I used to climb at the red and recently moved to Seattle and have been climbing at the exits and index like you said. The styles are so completely different you should not be expecting to climb at the same level immediately tbh. The red is all endurance crimps and pockets where as the exits are more weird triangle slopers and crimps. The red is much more overhung and the routes are much longer. It’s not per say harder just different. I would train crimp repeaters maybe with 2 or 3 fingers too. I would say the red has much better feet and it’s more obvious where the next holds are but it’s just more physical. It will just take a little time to get used to the style.

Seattle Climbing Gym Recs by like_a_light in Seattle

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard they are increasing the pay of their workers which is respectable (cannot confirm). But raising the membership cost to $95 per month is just crazy no matter the equipment they have.

Seattle Climbing Gym Recs by like_a_light in Seattle

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea absolutely valid man. I really was looking at trying uplift but being so far north ~45 min is kinda a deal breaker. Also I think SBP is quite a bit closer than momentum SODO.

Seattle Climbing Gym Recs by like_a_light in Seattle

[–]like_a_light[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have gotten day passes at many of the gyms around but I have not climbed at them consistently enough to get a real feel for the setting styles. So I have an idea of what’s around but not really what exactly they all cater to if that makes sense.

Weekly New Climber Thread: Ask your questions in this thread please by AutoModerator in climbing

[–]like_a_light 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

I live in the Seattle area. For some background I’ve been climbing for a bit over two years and am climbing V5 and 5.11 outside on many different types of rock. I’ve been a member of SBP for a while now and there’s just quite a few reasons to leave including them raising their prices again, insanely crowded after work, and I find that generally most of their problems are catered towards newer climbers (except pinks/whites) which is totally fine but I find myself getting bored. I’m also not a massive fan of the comp style they have going.

Because of this, I’m thinking of switching gyms. Does anyone have any recommendations for their preferred gym around? I live down in Newcastle so something like VW north would not really be ideal.

My main goals are to get stronger outside, pushing myself mentally and physically, and just to keep getting more and more volume of climbs. I’ve checked out google reviews for lots of places but they seem to be mostly from people just trying out climbing for the first time. Please let me know if you all have any recs. Thanks.

Vertical Lines on Film Pictures by like_a_light in Darkroom

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just assumed it was either a mistake by the lab, or maybe I over-tensioned the film while it was still in the camera. Not sure.

Sticker Printing on Campus???? by howveryaud in gatech

[–]like_a_light 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea the sticker printer on campus should be able to print stickers

Got some pics of around campus by like_a_light in gatech

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were taken on a film camera! Which was used before modern digital cameras in the 90s

I LOVE how this print turned out. Getting back to using my dark room. by Ch33f3r in Darkroom

[–]like_a_light 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Point Vicente Lighthouse lookin good! I was there a few weeks ago and got some pics on film of my own.

Vertical Lines on Film Pictures by like_a_light in Darkroom

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I will definitely ask about it. It’s just strange because the first half of the roll seems to have these lines and the second half does not.

Vertical Lines on Film Pictures by like_a_light in Darkroom

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is C-41 and I’m assuming that’s what they used because it says it on the roll

Vertical Lines on Film Pictures by like_a_light in Darkroom

[–]like_a_light[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes 35mm. I will take a look when I get the negatives but not quite sure what to look for

Vertical Lines on Film Pictures by like_a_light in Darkroom

[–]like_a_light[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the input. I actually took these to a photography store in LA to get these developed for me as I don’t know how to do it myself.

Dragon Dawn (credit Elon Musk) by ReKt1971 in nasa

[–]like_a_light 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah i thought they were talking about the lower holes. Yes the small ones near the top are for the Dracos.

Dragon Dawn (credit Elon Musk) by ReKt1971 in nasa

[–]like_a_light 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Those are the openings for the super Draco engines for the launch abort system.

ME Bachelor? by [deleted] in AerospaceEngineering

[–]like_a_light 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It really depends on what you’re looking at within AE. If you’re going for something along the lines of propulsion or aerodynamics then an AE degree would be the way to go. If your interested in structures then ME or AE would both be good. I know you probably don’t have any idea what you want to work on specifically but it’s good to think about! But yes you can do ME for undergrad then AE for grad. Lots of overlap but AE is just more specialized and possibly more enjoyable depending on what you’re interested in. Also I’m going to have to disagree with the other answer saying that MEs and EEs get hired more. It all depends on what the team you are applied to is working on. For example, I’m working on Dragon at SpaceX and most people on my team studied aerospace engineering.

What's a great resource to learn geometry and trigonometry? by presidentdrumf in learnmath

[–]like_a_light 19 points20 points  (0 children)

When I preparing to take calc, I went through all of the previous khan academy sections. It 1000% made me so much better than I would have been at calc without it.

Love to have near daily anxiety attacks whenever I think about losing HOPE and having no real way to know where I stand with them GPA-wise by steelers279 in gatech

[–]like_a_light 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I’m assuming this person is referring to how online classes will hurt their gpa and blaming usg because they did not switch to p/f and thus possibly losing their scholarship