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Dnomyar
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I have built a model boat, ( http://schoolroad.weebly.com/rpgmodel_11.html )
and am trying to find out the amount of Power - maybe in Watts, that it takes to propel it at different speeds while it is running on the water. I have a rough sketch of the mechanism principle attached.
When the trimming arm is stretched by the motor propulsion, it is converted into a value on a manually calibrated set of marks.
My first thoughts are that if I can measure the pressure applied to the hull by the motor,
-say the Propeller is say, a square centimeter in area, and the pressure produced was .1 kilograms,
does equate to
.1 Kilograms per square centimeter,
that converts to a Force measurement of 0.980665 Newtons per square centimeter (http://www.allconversions.com/)
If I can apply that Force Unit x the Velocity of the boat , does that give me the Power required measurement ?
i.e.
Power = Force x Speed
eg Force is 1 Newton,
the speed attained with that force is 1 meter/second.
Then the power would be:
1 Newton meter per second
= 1 Joule per second
= 1 Watt.
Any and all all clarifications welcome, thanks
and am trying to find out the amount of Power - maybe in Watts, that it takes to propel it at different speeds while it is running on the water. I have a rough sketch of the mechanism principle attached.
When the trimming arm is stretched by the motor propulsion, it is converted into a value on a manually calibrated set of marks.
My first thoughts are that if I can measure the pressure applied to the hull by the motor,
-say the Propeller is say, a square centimeter in area, and the pressure produced was .1 kilograms,
does equate to
.1 Kilograms per square centimeter,
that converts to a Force measurement of 0.980665 Newtons per square centimeter (http://www.allconversions.com/)
If I can apply that Force Unit x the Velocity of the boat , does that give me the Power required measurement ?
i.e.
Power = Force x Speed
eg Force is 1 Newton,
the speed attained with that force is 1 meter/second.
Then the power would be:
1 Newton meter per second
= 1 Joule per second
= 1 Watt.
Any and all all clarifications welcome, thanks