[AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners

  • From: Rick Maschek <rickmaschek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:50:36 -0700 (PDT)


The test stand is at FAR but the dry lake is elsewhere.
 
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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:42:33 -0700
Subject: [AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners
From: Ian Garcia <ianmga@xxxxxxxxx>

Nice!!! Is that at FAR? Judging by the mountains in the background and
the dry lake...

On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Rick Maschek
<rickmaschek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We got our phenolic liners and casting tubes made by plastifab
> http://www.plastifabsd.com/
>
> They were used in the twelve 6" motors we made for the Myth Busters 'JATO 3'
> episode:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHUsGFGhfmk
>
> I then recovered them from the wreckage, cleaned them up and reused some a
> second time in this burn (starts at 1:30 into the video):
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8uOnT62UYE
>
> Rick
>
> Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:56:14 -0700
> Subject: [AR] Larger size motor case liners
> From: Daryle Dismukes <daryled@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Those of you who are working with fuel grains in the 150mm / 5.5-6 inch
> diameter range, what are you using for your motor cases and liners? The
> largest I've done before is 98mm, and I used as much off the shelf Aerotech
> hardware as I could. Now I need to do something larger in a hurry at work
> and I'm hoping to find a source of pre-made carbon phenolic tubes between
> 5.5 to 6 inches in diameter. Any sources or ideas? Other things to try?
> -Daryle



-- 
Ian M Garcia

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