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10/26/2022 PLA/HTPE Hybrid Rocket Engine Test
Video Credit: Rumble
Published on November 3, 2022 - Duration: 00:12s
10/26/2022 PLA/HTPE Hybrid Rocket Engine Test
I used some similarity scaling parameters to increase the thrust of the HTPE/PLA hybrid rocket engine.
The objective is to increase launch velocity and thus aerodynamic control of the Mk I Viper rocket glider.
The three scaling parameters I looked at were initial gas flux, initial surface area flux, and length to diameter ratio.
I designed and printed a higher flux fuel grain and inserted a variable PLA flow restrictor at the end of the fuel core.
My average thrust went from ~19 N to ~23 N and overall performance was on par with previous test.