Experimental Rocketry Association,
President: Eric Jacob
Roster
The UTSI Experimental
Rocketry Associations primary focus is to design, build and test solid, liquid
and hybrid rocket engines. The club also allows students the opportunity to work
with mid and high power rocketry.
Several Projects are in the Works:
Research is ongoing with our Sausage-Powered hybrid rocket motor. The motor
consists of premium sausage and gaseous oxygen. Success has be made in ignition,
however some difficulties have been meet in maintaining combustions. Several
things are in the works to be change to overcome these difficulties.
Testing new hybrid rocket designs are also in the works. The use of Plexiglas as
a propellant w/ oxygen allows us to see into the combustion chamber. Work is
going into the deliberate tripping of vortices to increase burning efficiency
and introduction of oxidizers into the fuel to increase burning rates.
Other plans our in the works to join the latest installment of the X-Prize
competition. The goal is to build and fly a 'lunar hopper' with the goal being
to start in one location and fly in a hovering fashion and land safely at
another location.
Current plans are to
begin work on a ground test of a liquid rocket engine within
the next year.
For more information
about the club or how to become a member contact the club president at
ejacob@utsi.edu
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