Rocket Team's first ever launchable engine!! Polaris's main mission objective is to reach a 30k ft maximum as a second stage. It is planned to use Ethanol and Nitrous Oxide. Image RemovedImage Added Having been forced off-campus for some time, the team began their Romulus engine project in the Summer of 2020, springing off the research initiative started the Fall prior. Romulus expands on lessons learned from the design of Helios, being a Kerosene-LOX regeneratively cooled engine designed to produce ~450lbf. Romulus' main goals are to: - Incorporate active and passive cooling methods, including regenerative cooling.
- Design a pintle injector to balance thrust and temperature requirements.
- Continue to expand the team's experience in system design and safe testing.
As of now, the Romulus engine is being manufactured, and other aspects of the feed system are being worked on. To learn more about Project Romulus, click the link above.
In the Fall of 2018, the team began the Helios engine project. Helios is a pressure-fed bi-propellant liquid engine designed to produce ~350lbf, and is fed with diluted Ethanol & LOX by an accompanying test stand. Helios's two main goals are to: - Understand basic engine design principles by building a simple engine.
- Learn how to efficiently and safely test high-pressure engines by building a pressurized feed stand.
As of now, Helios has been successfully assembled, and is nearly ready for its hot fire test. To read more about Project Helios, click the link above.
A N2O-Ethanol Aerospike. Project led by Matt Vernacchia, back when this was just the Solid Propulsion Subteam. Actually reached hot fire. Destroyed the Building 31 Blast Chamber at the end of the program.
A methane-oxygen engine, program ran from Fall 2016 to Fall 2018. We spent a lot of money ($25k) but it petered out when Ethan went to FSAE. Rumor has it the ghost of the yellow test stand still lives in Edgerton. Pioneered the use of CNC manufacturing on Rocket Team.
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