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: 2.548
Thrust: 2.8 kN (Full Throttle)
Longest Burn Time: 15 sec
Throttle Range: 40-100%
Regeneratively Cooled + Film Cooled
Injector: Pintle
Throttle Mechanism: Throttle Valves
Additively Manufactured Combustion Chamber
Printed Material: GrCop-42