Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hello,

I am in the IB Board starting my extended essay on Physics. I need help to choose a topic related to Aerospace Engineering. All the help is appreciated!

Nigel,

Welcome and thank you for your question. I'm not sure what the requirements are for your essay, but perhaps the project idea section on this website could give you some ideas in the aerospace topic area. Even if you aren't interested in a project itself, many have additional source material identified that may lead you to a topic you're interested in.

Please provide more details so we can provide better advice.

Just some vague topics would help, this is all the information i got

Thanks

Off the top of my head:

Economic viability of solar power satellites
Aerodynamics and automobile fuel efficiency
New generation heavy lift space launch vehicles
The low earth orbit space debris problem
Protection of the Earth from asteroid/comet impacts
Nuclear power for deep space missions

Enjoy!

Thanks!

okay now i need a question for the topic ._.

Sorry, I don't know what you need. Just a simple rephrasing, e.g. changing "Economic viability of solar power satellites" to "Are solar power satellites economically viable?"?

I am completely unfamiliar with the IB Program and its assessment techniques, so I have little to go on. If you could provide an example of what they want I might be able to do better.

sorry for the late reply, but i would need a question like these:

1. How does the temperature of a battery affect the power the battery is able to give?
2. Which Structure of silicon makes the most effective solar cell?