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ARES - Hybrid Rocket Engine

Project Overview

Currently leading the development of ARES Rocketry's first hybrid rocket engine (HRE). Before building our flight engine we are manufacturing a sub-scale engine that will produce roughly 500N of thrust for 10 seconds.

Skills Used

Mechanical Design Systems Engineering Propulsion Systems CAD (Onshape) Manufacturing Testing

ARES - Hybrid Rocket Engine

Currently leading the development of ARES Rocketry’s first hybrid rocket engine (HRE). Before building our flight engine we are manufacturing a sub-scale engine that will produce roughly 500N of thrust for 10 seconds.

Hot fire

Overview of the subscale test rig

Overview of the subscale test rig designed in onshape

Section view of the sub-scale HRE

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Paraffin fuel grain

Paraffin fuel grain, manufactured using spin casting

Sub-scale P&ID

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Sub-scale P&ID, can be scaled very easily for full scale

Test day

The team