MIT Rocket Team's first launchable liquid engine.
Heilmeier Catechism
- What are we trying to do?
- Make and launch our first liquid propellant rocket.
- How is it done today, and what are the limits of current practice?
- Collegiate teams commonly use nitrous oxide. Performance limited by understanding nitrous oxide.
- What is new in our approach and why do we think it will be successful?
- Fundamentally designed to maximize altitude through modeling nitrous oxide.
- Who cares? If we are successful, what difference will it make?
- Polaris enables MIT Rocket Team to launch liquid engines at competitions.
- Engine failure, sunk cost.
- What are the midterm and final “exams” to check for success?
- Cold flow test, hot fire, launch
Systems
Polaris Fundamental Design
Polaris Chamber & Nozzle
Polaris Feed System
Polaris Ground Support Equipment
Polaris Igniter
Injector