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Drenchenator · 04-13-2008, 09:49 AM

Okay, I'm starting off our near-weekly updates with something I'm sure people will enjoy: more shot images of Supercannon II. We did testing in January (yes, January) while on winter break and took videos of each shot, resulting in hundreds (yes, hundreds) of images. Some were good; some were bad. Here is the link to 41 of the best ones that truly demonstrate SC2's awesome power.

With the number of images that we have, I may write a "Graphical Stream Analysis" article--but that's for a later date. For right now, enjoy these shot images. Any feedback is of course welcome and appreciated.

CROC · 04-15-2008, 05:48 PM

Those... are.... amazing!
Pics 3 and 7 look like a nuclear bomb went off inside the gun (mushroom stream)

Drenchenator · 04-15-2008, 05:56 PM

Glad you like them! The "mushroom effect is actually bad: It's caused by the air in the nozzle (or barrel at least in those two pictures) mixing rapidly with the initial burst of water. The water pushes out the air in the nozzle, making the head of the stream highly turbulent--though it only is this pronounced because of the pipe diameter. Most guns wouldn't get this because the volume of air in their nozzles is much smaller.

CROC · 04-15-2008, 08:03 PM

It may be bad, but it looks completely awesome in comparison to the normal shot pics that you see. I can think of one way that you can solve this - Use the Quick connect hose connector things , but it may reduce your range. Connect this to a T and it should fill with less air, but may be more turbulent.

Drenchenator · 04-15-2008, 08:11 PM

There is actually nothing you can do; air is going to block the stream anyway. Plus, it's only the tip of the stream that gets like that; notice that the rest--even though it was at least 300 oz/sec--remained far more laminar because it was "drafting" behind the turbulent head. Anyway, it does look nice, doesn't it?

04-13-2008, 09:49 AM	#1
Drenchenator Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 715 UserID: 320	Supercannon II Shot Image Gallery Okay, I'm starting off our near-weekly updates with something I'm sure people will enjoy: more shot images of Supercannon II. We did testing in January (yes, January) while on winter break and took videos of each shot, resulting in hundreds (yes, hundreds) of images. Some were good; some were bad. Here is the link to 41 of the best ones that truly demonstrate SC2's awesome power. With the number of images that we have, I may write a "Graphical Stream Analysis" article--but that's for a later date. For right now, enjoy these shot images. Any feedback is of course welcome and appreciated. __________________ The Drenchenator, also known as Lt. Col. Drench.

04-15-2008, 05:48 PM	#2
CROC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada (GTA) Posts: 288 UserID: 569	Re: Supercannon II Shot Image Gallery Those... are.... amazing! Pics 3 and 7 look like a nuclear bomb went off inside the gun (mushroom stream) __________________ ~CROC~(c 'rock)n. -The master of ideas, and the occasional mod (Works with mr. dude) Mods: 3xA combat - CPS Turbine - Super Flash Flood - (working on CPH)

04-15-2008, 05:56 PM	#3
Drenchenator Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 715 UserID: 320	Re: Supercannon II Shot Image Gallery Glad you like them! The "mushroom effect is actually bad: It's caused by the air in the nozzle (or barrel at least in those two pictures) mixing rapidly with the initial burst of water. The water pushes out the air in the nozzle, making the head of the stream highly turbulent--though it only is this pronounced because of the pipe diameter. Most guns wouldn't get this because the volume of air in their nozzles is much smaller. __________________ The Drenchenator, also known as Lt. Col. Drench.

04-15-2008, 08:03 PM	#4
CROC Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada (GTA) Posts: 288 UserID: 569	Re: Supercannon II Shot Image Gallery It may be bad, but it looks completely awesome in comparison to the normal shot pics that you see. I can think of one way that you can solve this - Use the Quick connect hose connector things , but it may reduce your range. Connect this to a T and it should fill with less air, but may be more turbulent. __________________ ~CROC~(c 'rock)n. -The master of ideas, and the occasional mod (Works with mr. dude) Mods: 3xA combat - CPS Turbine - Super Flash Flood - (working on CPH)

04-15-2008, 08:11 PM	#5
Drenchenator Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 715 UserID: 320	Re: Supercannon II Shot Image Gallery There is actually nothing you can do; air is going to block the stream anyway. Plus, it's only the tip of the stream that gets like that; notice that the rest--even though it was at least 300 oz/sec--remained far more laminar because it was "drafting" behind the turbulent head. Anyway, it does look nice, doesn't it? __________________ The Drenchenator, also known as Lt. Col. Drench.

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