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.
Research Question: Effects of Control Design on Transient Response of Fluid Properties Within Cooling Channels of an Additively Manufactured Combustion Chamber
Engine Specifications:
Propellants: Nitrous/Ethanol
Mixture Ratio: 3
Thrust: 1.5 kN
Longest Burn Time: 25 sec
Max Throttle: 4:1
Regeneratively Cooled + Film Cooled
Injector: Pintle
Throttle Mechanism: Pintle Sleeve
Throttle Actuator: Power Screw (Lead Screw)
Additively Manufactured Combustion Chamber & Injector Baseplate
Printed Material: AlSi10Mg