Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012
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| author | Lipoma, Thomas (Thomas S.) |
| author2 | Daniel Frey. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/695182019-04-10T17:41:43Z Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes Lipoma, Thomas (Thomas S.) Daniel Frey. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 30). As part of a military design project, further research was requested into an optimum method for delivering water from high altitude to a civilian population on the ground. This thesis explores current airdrop technology as well as three proposed methods of delivering potable water at terminal velocity in a safe manner. Both mathematical and empirical tests were performed on all three devices. Out of the three delivery methods discussed, an auto-rotating wing design was chosen as both the safest and most reliable means for delivering water at high altitudes. by Thomas Lipoma. S.B. 2012-02-29T18:23:03Z 2012-02-29T18:23:03Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69518 775781665 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 30 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Lipoma, Thomas (Thomas S.) Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| title | Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| title_full | Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| title_fullStr | Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| title_short | Methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| title_sort | methods for delivering liquid payloads from high altitudes |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69518 |
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