Welcome to the AMP-1 Rocket Engine project! My name is Dylan and the information that you will see on this page is the process and progress of building a self designed bi-propellant rocket engine entirely from scratch; from calculation to CAD to reality.
This project encompasses three main aspects: The Test Stand, The AMP-1 Rocket Engine, and the DAQ & Control. These pieces are massively critical to the proper function of the project and they all need to work in harmony for this endeavor to reach its full potential.
The Test Stand is a basic framed structure that will house everything for this project. The fuel tank, propellant lines, valves are all encompassed within its bounds. It provides a rigid structure for cold and hot testing the engine to disperse loads.
The AMP-1 Rocket Engine is the heart of this project and everything else is enveloped around it. The engine is designed to run on gaseous oxygen and kerosene and produced 50 LBS of thrust. It is uncooled so it has its operational limits, running for an approximate time of 2-3 seconds.
The DAQ & Control is going to be where all of the data and engine controls will be taking place. It will be a mix of off the shelf hardware and software. Being a mechanical engineering student, this is the most unfamiliar territory for me so I fully expect this to be where most of the roadblocks happen.