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Title: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: kibok&ko on February 10, 2009, 02:46:00 AM
:knothead:  

Anybody can help me to find the calculation way of the Slugs / feet

Thanks you

K&K
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: Killdeer on February 10, 2009, 05:59:00 AM
Slugs ain't got but one foot.
1 slug = 1 foot.
End of equation.

Killdeer ~I am on to harder problems...   :wavey:
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: Bonebuster on February 10, 2009, 06:07:00 AM
It`s all clear to me now.
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: 4runr on February 10, 2009, 06:13:00 AM
UMM, OH BOY.
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: kibok&ko on February 10, 2009, 07:00:00 AM
????????????????


How to calcule it ?
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: hormoan on February 10, 2009, 11:42:00 AM
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Say what, we lost something in the translation I believe

I'm with Killy though slugs have one foot
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: freefeet on February 10, 2009, 11:44:00 AM
"Zero" slugs for my two feet, thanks!  I hate standing on the slime oozers.
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: Ray_G on February 10, 2009, 12:03:00 PM
Perhaps Doc Ashby will chime in, if he is up and about.  I found the following articles about slug-feet / second that may help.  The calculations and results look like what he was using in the latest TBM article.

http://www.alaskafrontierarchery.com/Articles.html
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: kibok&ko on February 10, 2009, 01:33:00 PM
Ok it's slug-feet / second .... sorry


Thank's fot the link
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: bob@helleknife.com on February 10, 2009, 01:49:00 PM
We gots lots of big slugs in Orygun!

Bob
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: longbowman on February 10, 2009, 02:38:00 PM
Drop me a private e-mail and I'll send them to you.
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: O.L. Adcock on February 10, 2009, 03:29:00 PM
Slug feet/sec is the unit of measure for an object's momentum.

MOMENTUM:  The unit of measurement for momentum is slug-feet per second.  A slug is a portion of the subset of coherent units known as the gravitational foot-pound-second system.  The physical weight of one slug of mass equals 32.174 pounds.  One slug of mass will acquire an acceleration of one foot per second per second when acted on by a one pound force (at sea level).

Here's the simplified formula for an arrow:


Momentum = Arrow Mass in grains x Arrow Velocity in feet per second, divided by 225218


In other words, momentum equals the arrow's mass, measured in grains, multiplied by the arrow's velocity, expressed in feet per second, and then divided by 225218.  The resultant answer will be the momentum, expressed in slug-feet per second.

Just FYI, 225218 is the product of 7000 x 32.174. There are 7000 grains per pound (that converts the arrow's mass in grains to pounds) multiplied by the gravitational constant 32.174 feet per second per second.

Hope that helps,

Ed
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: wingnut on February 10, 2009, 03:43:00 PM
Ed,

Got it, thanks.

What is considered a good Momentum number?

Mike
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: O.L. Adcock on February 10, 2009, 04:28:00 PM
Mike, that depends a lot on the specific arrow setup. How efficiently the arrow uses the force it has is more important that the exact level of force. I got some awfully amazing results (at least to me) in last year's buffalo testing with a 40#@27" Bear Formula Silver target recurve and some Ultra-EFOC arrows; having only 0.355 Slug Feet/Sec impact momentum and a measley 22.9 foot-pounds of impact KE.

Ed
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: shantam on February 10, 2009, 04:30:00 PM
dang these postings from ED under OLs handel are somewhat..well confusing me.

but who cares.

shantam
Title: Re: Ke & Slugs by feet
Post by: kibok&ko on February 14, 2009, 12:18:00 PM
thanks for the answer !

I calculate a 0,5 slugs by second form my set up