Estimate 1) diameter of bolt circle, 2) number of bolts, bolt spacing

Pixels Inches Description

Dia_nozzleexit 1618 139.0 Nozzle diameter = 11' 7" according to the F-1 engine s
Dia_boltflange_inner 1295 111.3 Interpolated based on pixel ratio
Dia_boltflange_outer 1326 113.9 "
Thickness_flange 6 0.5 "
Spacing_bolts 20 1.7 "
Dia_bolthead 5.5 0.47 ", +/- 10% error
Dia_boltshank N/A 0.3125 NAS1351 Bolwww.coastfab.com/uploads/4/1/4/3/4143206
Number_bolts N/A 200 Derived from flange circumference and bolt spacing; ro
Angular Slice N/A 1.8 Angle between mid-bolt plane
Dist_Flange2NozzExit 927 80 Distance between the bolted flange and the nozzle ex
Tube Diameter 43 1.09 Based on thhttp://heroicrelics.org/info/f-1/f-1-thrust-cham
Wall Thickness 61 1.55

NSYS Geometry Input for Conical Frustrum Nozzle Pressure Derivation (based on 1
Variable Dim (inches) Z (in) R (in) AR (-)
Bottom Radius 69.5 0 17.25 1
Flange Radius 55.63 8.4 41.25 5.718765
Top Radius 41.75 167.7 69 16
Height 80
Wall Thickness 1.55 Reaction Check: 287837.7

Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/F-1_rocket_engine_at_

From NAS1351 Spec
g to the F-1 engine spec.

oads/4/1/4/3/41432063/nas1351_rev_10.pdf
e and bolt spacing; rounded down for simplicity

ge and the nozzle exit

nfo/f-1/f-1-thrust-chamber.html

ivation (based on 1-D gas dynamics) Bolt Preload Derivation

Subsonic/Supersonic
Mach # P/Pt P (psia) Notes Assume preloaded to 5
Sup 1 0.56447 1015 Throat Variable
Sup 2.882665 0.02654 47.72284 Bolted Flange Min Breaking Strength
Sup 3.604352 0.00677 12.17405 Nozzle Exit Preload

400 = 719.5942

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 Pixels Inches
D_throat_ap 247
D_exit 891 139.0
AR_approx 13.01252 actual number not relevan
L_throat2ex 1075 167.7
 olt Preload Derivation
ssume preloaded to 50% of the "Min Breaking Strength" for Heat Resistant Steel
Mag (lb) Notes
Min Breaking Strength 9280 Source = http://www.coastfab.com/uploads/4/1/4/3/41432063/nas1351_rev_10.p
4640 Enter this in ANSYS
ctual number not relevant
32063/nas1351_rev_10.pdf
 Material source: MIL-5 Handbook (publically available military material spec)
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/resources/fulltext/MILHDBK5H.pdf
Flange temperature assumed to be uniform (for simplicity) and set to the approximate coking tempera
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17098185/Coking#scribd

300 Series Stainles A-286 Bolt

Var Unit T = 70 F T = 700 F T = 70 F T = 700 F
Fty psi 30000 18300 150000 129000
Ftu psi 75000 51150 180000 158400
Fsu psi 50000 34100 103923 91452
e - 0.4 0.4 0.15 0.15
E psi 2.90E+07 2.55E+07 2.91E+07 2.50E+07
PR - 0.27 0.27 0.31 0.31
CTE /F 8.6E-06 1.0E-05 9.00E-06 9.50E-06
rho lbm/in^3 0.286 0.286 0.287 0.287

From bolt spec, the bolt is a "Dash 5" for its diameter and is also heat resistant (due to nozzle environ
Bolt UTS @ 70 degFlb 9280 Minimum breaking strength (which correlates to the min bolt thread
Bolt UTS @ 700 degF lb

Temperature Correction Graphs for 300 Series Stainless Steel (copied from MIL-HDBK-5, note that in Fi
oximate coking temperature of Kerosene based on this article (350 deg C = ~700 degF):

= 700 F Descr
Yield Tensile Strength
Ultimate Tensile Strength
Ultimate Shear Strength
Elongation
Modulus of Elasticity
Poisson Ratio
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Density (not relevant to this non-intertial analysis)

t (due to nozzle environment), thus:

s to the min bolt thread diameter, which is less than the shank diameter)

-HDBK-5, note that in Fig 2.7.1.1.1(a), "Fby" should be "Fty" in the description).
Area-Mach Relation
gamma = 1.2 1.2
factor = 1.035
1
M f(M)
0 0 0.8
0.01 0.01689
0.01035 0.017481 0.6
0.010712 0.018093
0.011087 0.018726 0.4
0.011475 0.019382
0.011877 0.02006 0.2
0.012293 0.020762
0.012723 0.021488 0
0.013168 0.02224 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0.013629 0.023019
0.014106 0.023824
0.0146 0.024658
0.015111 0.025521
0.01564 0.026413
0.016187 0.027338
0.016753 0.028294
0.01734 0.029284
0.017947 0.030309
0.018575 0.031369
0.019225 0.032467
0.019898 0.033603
0.020594 0.034778
0.021315 0.035995
0.022061 0.037254
0.022833 0.038557
0.023632 0.039906
0.02446 0.041302
0.025316 0.042746
0.026202 0.044241
0.027119 0.045788
0.028068 0.047389
0.02905 0.049047
0.030067 0.050762
0.031119 0.052536
0.032209 0.054373
0.033336 0.056274
0.034503 0.058241
0.03571 0.060277
0.03696 0.062383
0.038254 0.064563
0.039593 0.066819
0.040978 0.069153
0.042413 0.071569
0.043897 0.074069
0.045433 0.076655
0.047024 0.079332
0.048669 0.082101
0.050373 0.084967
0.052136 0.087932
0.053961 0.091
0.055849 0.094174
0.057804 0.097458
0.059827 0.100856
0.061921 0.104372
0.064088 0.108008
0.066331 0.111771
0.068653 0.115663
0.071056 0.119689
0.073543 0.123854
0.076117 0.128161
0.078781 0.132617
0.081538 0.137225
0.084392 0.141991
0.087346 0.14692
0.090403 0.152017
0.093567 0.157287
0.096842 0.162736
0.100231 0.16837
0.103739 0.174194
0.10737 0.180215
0.111128 0.186439
0.115018 0.192871
0.119043 0.199518
0.12321 0.206387
0.127522 0.213484
0.131986 0.220815
0.136605 0.228388
0.141386 0.236209
0.146335 0.244285
0.151456 0.252624
0.156757 0.261231
0.162244 0.270115
0.167922 0.279282
0.1738 0.288738
0.179883 0.298492
0.186179 0.308549
0.192695 0.318917
0.199439 0.329601
0.20642 0.340608
0.213644 0.351944
0.221122 0.363614
0.228861 0.375624
0.236871 0.387978
0.245162 0.400681
0.253742 0.413735
0.262623 0.427145
0.271815 0.44091
0.281329 0.455033
0.291175 0.469513
0.301366 0.484349
0.311914 0.499537
0.322831 0.515074
0.33413 0.530953
0.345825 0.547165
0.357929 0.563702
0.370456 0.580549
0.383422 0.597691
0.396842 0.615111
0.410731 0.632787
0.425107 0.650695
0.439986 0.668805
0.455385 0.687086
0.471324 0.705501
0.48782 0.724008
0.504894 0.742562
0.522565 0.76111
0.540855 0.779597
0.559785 0.797958
0.579377 0.816125
0.599655 0.834023
0.620643 0.85157
0.642366 0.868678
0.664848 0.885252
0.688118 0.90119
0.712202 0.916384
0.737129 0.93072
0.762929 0.944077
0.789631 0.956331
0.817269 0.967351
0.845873 0.977004
0.875478 0.985153
0.90612 0.991661
0.937834 0.99639
0.970659 0.999207
1 1
1.004632 0.999981
1.039794 0.998587
1.076187 0.994911
1.113853 0.988851
1.152838 0.980318
1.193187 0.969241
1.234949 0.955571
1.278172 0.939282
1.322908 0.920373
1.36921 0.898872
1.417132 0.874841
1.466732 0.848369
1.518067 0.819584
1.5712 0.788643
1.626192 0.75574
1.683109 0.721097
1.742017 0.684968
1.802988 0.64763
1.866093 0.609384
1.931406 0.570543
1.999005 0.531433
2.06897 0.492382
2.141384 0.453715
2.216333 0.415744
2.293904 0.378767
2.374191 0.343056
2.457287 0.308852
2.543293 0.276365
2.632308 0.245764
2.724439 0.21718
2.819794 0.190703
2.918487 0.166382
3.020634 0.144227
3.126356 0.124213
3.235778 0.106282
3.349031 0.09035
3.466247 0.07631
3.587565 0.064037
3.71313 0.053395
 3.84309 0.04424
3.977598 0.036425
4.116814 0.029807
4.260902 0.024243
4.410034 0.0196
4.564385 0.015755
4.724138 0.012591
4.889483 0.010008
5.060615 0.007911
5.237737 0.006221
5.421057 0.004867
5.610794 0.003789
5.807172 0.002936
6.010423 0.002264
6.220788 0.001739
6.438516 0.001329
6.663864 0.001012
6.897099 0.000768
7.138497 0.00058
7.388345 0.000437
7.646937 0.000328
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