After the igniter hotfire campaign in February I started upgrading the test stand for LOX pump testing with water and eventually cryogenics. I made a venturi flowmeter and finished a V3 iteration of the LOX pump which you can read about on my website www.speedwaysp...
After testing the new iterations of the pump this spring I discovered that the off-the-shelf electric skateboard motor controllers were not powerful and robust enough to safely reach the full design power. I actually tried some creative cooling methods for the controllers but they weren't enough. I had to devote a lot of time to classes this semester so I wasn't able to achieve my goal of testing the pump with cryo before summer but I'm hoping to come back strong in the fall with a more powerful controller and a 3D printed metal housing and impeller for testing at full power with LN2 and LOX. Stay tuned for more progress updates!!
Негізгі бет Ғылым және технология Bandit LOX Pump Development Spring 2024
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