Director: Peter Johnson
Student rocketry offers one of the most exciting opportunities for future engineers to gain hands-on experience with complex technical projects. This superproject aimed to design, make, and test a reusable liquid bi-propellant rocket propulsion and flight system in collaboration with Imperial College London Rocketry (ICLR). The system incorporates regenerative cooling, thrust vector control via in-house manufactured actuators, and an integrated fuel and body system, building upon the work of the previous 2023-24 DMT project.
Subgroups
Body and Feed System
Supervisor: Ludovic Renson
Team: Jack Broster, Meron Mekecha, Jaime Lopez Ruiz, Sara Yagoubi
The goal of this subassembly was to deliver propellants to the engine intake at a pressure greater than 40 Bar, ensuring the combustion pressure remains at 30 Bar for the 10 second hot fire duration.
Rocket Engine
Supervisor: Paul Hooper
Team: Giorgos Manolopoulos, Oscar Bialek, Oscar Downing, Ollie Lock
The primary goal of this subassembly was to generate thrust from the propellants. To achieve this, a stainless-steel rocket engine has been developed, consisting of four key features: injection, combustion, exhaust gas acceleration, and cooling.
Thrust Vectoring
Supervisor: Harminder Flora
Team: Thomas Frazzitta, Osman Vanli, Ateeb Rehman, Alex Romansa
The goal of this subassembly was to dynamically thrust vector an engine which has 1000N of thrust. To achieve this, the subassembly used a supporting universal joint gimbal, which consists of a strong central ring to allow the forces on the engine to be transferred to the rocket body.