Propulsion

Bi-Liquid LOX/Ethanol for Precise, Reliable Thrust

Development Steps:

1. High-Level Rocket Structure: Thrust Range, Vehicle Mass (+-50%)

2. Conservative(High-Thrust) Thruster / Feed System Design + Review

3. Fluid System Assembly, Testing, Calibration. Instrumentation and Control Development. Flight Structure Design Integration

4. Static Fire Testing. Mass Optimization, Simulation Refinement.

5. Flight Vehicle Integration

Thruster + Injector

Priorities: Stable, Conservative Performance and Efficient Manufacturing/Assembly

• Injector: Unlike-Doublet Impinging, LOX-centered

• Chamber: Ablative + Fuel Jetted Wall-Film. 6061 Aluminum Jacket.

• Nozzle: Graphite Throat, 316L Stainless Steel Expansion

Image of Thruster & Injector Parts

Fluid System (Engine "Feed System")

Fluid System Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)

Feed System CAD

Main Valves: Compact Pneumatic Linear & Rotary Actuators