Sunfire III Hot Fire - All Footage
Ғылым және технология
We are excited to announce that on the 14th March, we successfully hot fired our Sunfire III regeneratively cooled engine three times! The engine achieved the highest thrust out of any UK collegiate team with a thrust of 4.4kN.
Test 1: 3.6kN burn for 2 seconds
Test 2: 3.8kN burn for 5 seconds
Test 3: 4.4kN burn for 3 seconds
The AlSi10Mg engine was designed for 3.5kN and was pushed beyond its design point without any cooling issues. We’re looking forward to re-firing the engine later this year!
Many thanks to Aconity3D GmbH for their support and printing the engine in their AlSi10Mg performance alloy. The success of this engine demonstrates the capability of Aconity3D GmbH's printing for high performance applications.
Huge thank you to Airborne Engineering Ltd for the help with firing on the day providing their expertise and use of their test stand. We’re looking forward to firing more engines at airborne in the future.
#engineering #sheffield #universityofsheffield #space #rocketry #propulsion
Пікірлер: 40
Wow 😲 this engine is awesome having a super roar sound with incredible thrust. Amazing!!
Looks like that'll be a good tailgater deterrent
@cheezysot
21 күн бұрын
And so it really would be
Wow. That’s amazing and terrifying at the same time. 😮 Very cool. Love the purging sounds.
An amazing achievement!
Amazing
Ok now this is epic
Awesome job!
First test, 'yeah, nice',... Last test 'Wholly Fcuk YEEESSSSS'.!!
@ProjectSunride
4 күн бұрын
Yeah!!
Absolutely incredible!
congrats!
Damn the sounds' so cool
❤❤
That's a lot of thermocouples. What type? Are they measuring EGT or wall temperatures? Aren't they too slow to yield any meaningful data for a 3-sec test?
3d printed? How was it sintered? sps?
what stage is this designed for?
So can it be fired for longer ?
sounds like wubzzys casual scream
What is the Specific Impulse? Fuel/oxidizer combinations?
can this be mounted to a family sedan?
man, check those shock diamonds!
What fuel does it burn?
@-xirx-
28 күн бұрын
I am very curious, too
@joshplayzgamezz
21 күн бұрын
magical expensive fuel
@PiDsPagePrototypes
21 күн бұрын
The tears of lesser engineers
@ProjectSunride
4 күн бұрын
Nitrous Oxide and Isopropyl Alcohol 🔥
@PiDsPagePrototypes
4 күн бұрын
@@ProjectSunride Getting sponsored by NOS? :) Also, that's pretty damn low cost fuel compared to some of the exotic stuff.
Turbo pump semprot dari samping putaran tak terbas ha
How is this even possible?
PORCH THIEVES, FEAR ME!
Hot fire it for atleast 20 secs
@ProjectSunride
4 күн бұрын
We're planning to hot fire it for longer in July!
悟空の掌のほうがまだ手強かった。
Batmobile Engine......
doesnt seem that powerful 🤣
@bishop8958
Ай бұрын
Compared to other rocket engines, it's not that strong, only intended for 3.5kN, but that's still strong enough to bring a car from 0 to 60 in about 9 seconds depending on the weight of the car. And even then, they were firing it at 4.4kN, which is above its intended specifications.
@deankelz29
Ай бұрын
@@bishop8958 i was being sarcastic it seems rather powerful lol but yeah thanks for the info
@bishop8958
Ай бұрын
@deankelz29 Ah my bad, sarcasm is hard sometimes on the internet.