Small liquid rocket

Electric driven pumps. High power capacitors or lithium battery. Pump water through 3d printed pumps to test efficiency. Lox and methane fuel.

Testing

  • On-site lox production
  • Portable liquid nitrogen condenser
  • Insulated external tanks
  • Two rigs: lox production and test bench
  • Remote operation of lox condenser
  • Remote operation of test rig

Sensors

  • Pressure sensors for tanks
  • Low temperature sensors for condenser, tanks
  • Microphones
  • Video
  • Vibration sensors

LOX production

  • Pour liqnit from Dewar into isolated canister.
  • Move to remote location.
  • Purge condenser and LOX lines and LOX canister with liqnit to precool.
  • Dump liqnit from LOX system.
  • Cycle liqnit through glass condenser.
  • Open OX gas valve through condenser.
  • LOX flows into isolated canister.
  • Turn off lox gas.
  • Purge LOX lines with liqnit.
  • Perform test.
  • Dump liqnit canister.
  • Dump remaining LOX from canister.

Valves

  • Open ox gas into condenser
  • Dump liqnit from canister
  • Dump liqnit from condenser
  • Dump lox from tank
  • Open lox to test stand

Choose the right valve. Brass and LOX? banggood

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