UB FLUID Win KRAI 2010
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Water Rocket team from
Universitas Sultan Agung
Tirtayasa (Untirta), Banten
TMF Fluid Rocket team from Universitas Brawijaya (UB) managed to become the general champion in Indonesia
Water Rocket Competition (KRAI) which was held by Mechanical Engineering Department Faculty of
Engineering Universitas Brawijaya from Monday to Tuesday (29-30/11). This means that TMF Fluid team reserves
the right to bring the trophy from Minister of Research and Technology.
The Committee’s Chairman, Bagas Ardiyanto conveyed that in addition to being the general champion, TMF Fluid
team was in first position and achieve the best vertical. In the second position was achieved by UART (from
Institut Teknologi Nasional) which also won the best target shooting. While the third position was occupied by
OTOMAN UB team that last year became the general champion. For the best launcher was obtained by Universitas
Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (Untirta).
At first, OTOMAN team was predicted to become the general champion because it’s track records. But
unexpectedly, TMF Fluid looked fascinating at vertical category when its rocket was launched sliding high and fell
on its launcher.
Awang Arjana, one of the TMF Fluida team members said to PRASETYA Online that they needed almost a month
to research and to build the rocket as well as the launcher. "We did not need much time for the launcher because
we only modified the last year launcher, but the rocket took three weeks," he said. The cost of making the rocket
and a launcher spent 640 thousand rupiah, said Awang.
"To find the ideal wing shape we learn from F1 cars," he added.
He conveyed that this victory is a victory for all laboratories in Mechanical Engineering and not just for Fluid lab.
"This is a victory for all because this is the result of joint research. We often get feedback from friends," he said.
According to Awang, became the general champion in this event does not mean that the technology of TMF Fluida
team is the best. The victory in competition is determined by the rocket technology (60 percent), the field condition
(30 percent) and natural factors (10 percent). So, the rocket suddenly may not be launched and this situation is just
known at the field tests. This is because the components of launcher are small.
This greatness was also avowed by SEMERU team from Universitas Indonesia (UI) that has not succeeded in
launching its rockets because of the damage in controller. One of its members, Fikri Nur N conveyed that UB was
one of the great teams in this event.
In addition to both UI’s teams that could not perform field tests, Institut Teknologi Bandung also had to be
disqualified. Though, at the time of presentation session on the first day on Monday (29/11), ITB achieved the
highest value. [ai]
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