what would be your "A" in the sense:
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A is the clearance of the missile tube (the body without the fins), A = 425mm - R
what would be your "A" in the sense:
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Sorry, but this is a terrible example. The missile in your graphic is so small it could already be quad-packed in an 85cm cell; why would you even need a diagonal divider in that case??? This all of course means you've missed the point entirely, as we all already knew. The point, AGAIN, has been essentially to ask: what is the largest diameter missile that can be dual-packed into an 85cm cell, assuming you can fold the missile's fins? The answer is definitely not the one you've given here.View attachment 44056 Here is an illustration for people who had hard time understanding the issue. Assuming S = 850mm, on the single load situation (on the left) we have displayed three different situations when tube radius R is less than 1/2 S. In clock wise order, the first case is when the missile would load but clearance of fin, C, is less than 176mm. The second case is when clearance of fin, B, is 176mm. The third case is a folded fin with clearance 176mm. In this chart A is the clearance of the missile tube, A = 425mm - R
In the chart on the right we are using the second case from the left image as the simplest form. The chart on the right illustrates when attempting dual load and when E > 0.25 S = 425mm there is a potential fin clearance problem in the pink arrow area. Of course when E<= 0.25 S = 425mm it is standard quad load situation. D is the radius of the missile tube D<213mm .
When I say "potential" problem because I do not know the Chinese military clearance requirements. If you have more info please provide a source.
well I was in the process of editing the post you quoted, I would've made it more clear I specifically asked Iron Man, but it's OK, now I used your graphics to highlight (in red) the part whose length should be estimated (by anyone now LOL):A is the clearance of the missile tube (the body without the fins), A = 425mm - R
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Nobody is ignoring any fins or stabilizers, or is merely using a circle to model the missile cross section. These are useless straw man attacks which do nothing to advance your argument or defeat mine. Also, nobody needs to design any "honey comb pattern" VLS because the rest of us have already got everything figured out here.If you want to ignore that missiles have fins/stabilizers that are sticking out, and insist on using a circle to model the missile cross section, you can design a honey comb pattern to use hexagon cells which can achieve higher packing ratio than using square cells such as those on 052D and 055.
well I was in the process of editing the post you quoted, I would've made it more clear I specifically asked Iron Man, but it's OK, now I used your graphics to highlight (in red) the part whose length should be estimated (by anyone now LOL):
(said part is very thin as far as I understand Saturday at 8:05 AM
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a number, please:
I think if you provided the number I asked for in the post you quoted, I might be able to reshuffle Yesterday at 10:15 PMI figured out how fins were folded in most common cases and the pictures were for illustration purposes only.
Since we were discussing very simplified forms it is by no means accurate in any way. 052D is rumored to have CCL so the possibility of dual loading is further reduced. However in my previous post I want to discuss within the same context, a simplified scenario (without considering the double circular walls of CCL).
so, the number is:
"r" now 0.81*0.58 which is about 0.47, so for 0.85 side assumed in:
the diameter of a missile would actually be about 40 (forty) cm
Iron Man might want to estimate it)... here.
... It is a football shape (American football) ...
The potential clearance problem was caused by using a circle as the model for the missile cross section. In my opinion a square is a better model, because squares have the "corner" which is important to maintain the fin clearance.
If you want to ignore that missiles have fins/stabilizers that are sticking out, and insist on using a circle to model the missile cross section, you can design a honey comb pattern to use hexagon cells which can achieve higher packing ratio than using square cells such as those on 052D and 055.
View attachment 44062 Picture updated with more detailed comparison between round and square design-time models(in red). Explanations were made in #4878 and #4880
PS: uploaded the vector file too, in case anyone needs it