Project Hephaestus is a liquid bipropellant throttleable engine that will be developed by two team members (Bayanni Rivera & Andrew Bromberger) over the summer for a UROP research project. The PI for the research is Prof. Jonathan How. Hephaestus will pave the way towards the integration of active controls (i.e. throttling & TVC) on team liquid engines.
Research Question: Effects of Throttling on Regenerative Cooling in an Additively Manufactured GrCop-42 Combustion Chamber
Engine Specifications:
Propellants: Nitrous/IPA
Mixture Ratio: 2.814
Thrust: 1.6 kN (Full Throttle)
Longest Burn Time: 13 sec
Max Throttle: 4:1
Regeneratively Cooled + Film Cooled
Injector: Pintle
Throttle Mechanism: Throttle Valve
Additively Manufactured Combustion Chamber
Printed Material: GrCop-42