[AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners

  • From: "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:24:46 -0700

Ahhh better idea.

Monroe

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners
> From: Wedge Oldham <wedgeoldham@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, October 16, 2013 3:51 pm
> To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> Pat, Jeff Taylor, and a large number of other can all get 6" phenolic
> liners.  Ask on the Tripoli list.
> 
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Greg Deputy <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I’m flying a 152mm 2 grain motor in a couple weeks, first tested years ago.
> > Case is 6061-t6, liner is cardboard wrapped with 1/16”epdm sheet.  I can’t
> > recall ever seeing phenolic liners in the 6”size.  Would have to be a custom
> > item.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Bill Claybaugh
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 1:18 PM
> > To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: Arocket List
> > Subject: [AR] Re: Larger size motor case liners
> >
> >
> >
> > Cases--which are also the airframe--are 6061-T6; liner is cast in place
> > EPDM. Grain is a center burning finocyl, also cast in place.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> > On Oct 16, 2013, at 15:56, Daryle Dismukes <daryled@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > 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

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