2023-12-12 Meeting notes

 Date

Dec 12, 2023

 Participants

  • @Rose Propulsion Laboratory

  • @Vann Wellmon

  • Cassie

  • Ceaser

  • Jake

  • Colden

  • Tripton

  • Evan

  • Zach

 Goals

  • Progress updates

  • Get RPL members on the BIC server

  • Fundraising website setup

  • Rick Stamper meeting

 

 Discussion topics

Time

Item

Presenter

Notes

Time

Item

Presenter

Notes

 

Welcome/Attendance

Vann

  • Hello all!

 

Annoncments

Vann

  • Communications and marketing email

  • Meeting with Rick Stampter

  • Meeting with EHS tomorrow!

    • Possibility of a test site/pad install.



BIC Server Setup

Vann

 

Fundraising

Vann

 

Injector design

Tripton

  • Holes printed to small

    • Going to increase the sizing of the holes

  •  

 

Cold Gas

Colden & Jake

  • Started preliminary testing

  • USed adapter to get 1/2inch tubing to work

  •  

 

Injector

Cassie

  • Annulus finished

  • Only pintle left

 

Variable flow

Ceaser

  • Made a maple doc to do calculations

  • Estimating cost and mass

  • Preliminary model complete!

 

Nozzle/TCA

Evan

  • Machining ablator to size

    • Need to find way to safely machine

  •  

 Action items

tripton Draft Rev 2. send to Vann
Colden & Jake reprint nozzle and finish designing thrust rig
Cassie machining pintle with Ceaser
Ceaser Working on actual sizing
@Vann Wellmon ox clean solenoids
@Vann Wellmon Test ignitions devices
@Vann Wellmon Meet with EHS
@Vann Wellmon Bring power supply in to help Colden and Jake
Thomas makes a solenoid move with Labview
@Vann Wellmon install compression springs on test stand

 Decisions