Rail Guides

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Material

Each rail guide is made from Delrin, see Material Specification for details.

Design

==== Solid Works Model ====
SolidWorks model of the rail guide.
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SolidWorks Model
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==== Solid Works Drawings ====
SolidWorks drawing of the rail guide.
SolidWorks Drawing
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Mounting

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Rail guides will be mounted in pairs both at the forward end of the booster, and at the aft end. Mounting will be done with 1/4 X 20 screws into mount points on the booster. Actual location is TBD.


Stress Analysis

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The following reports shows that this design of rail guides provides a Safety Factor of 30 for the expected loads and stresses on the guides.

Stress Analysis Report (.htm) [1]

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