Sunfire III Hot Fire - All Footage

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2 ай бұрын

We are excited to announce that on the 14th March, we successfully hot fired our Sunfire III regeneratively cooled engine three times! The engine achieved the highest thrust out of any UK collegiate team with a thrust of 4.4kN.
Test 1: 3.6kN burn for 2 seconds
Test 2: 3.8kN burn for 5 seconds
Test 3: 4.4kN burn for 3 seconds
The AlSi10Mg engine was designed for 3.5kN and was pushed beyond its design point without any cooling issues. We’re looking forward to re-firing the engine later this year!
Many thanks to Aconity3D GmbH for their support and printing the engine in their AlSi10Mg performance alloy. The success of this engine demonstrates the capability of Aconity3D GmbH's printing for high performance applications.
Huge thank you to Airborne Engineering Ltd for the help with firing on the day providing their expertise and use of their test stand. We’re looking forward to firing more engines at airborne in the future.
#engineering #sheffield #universityofsheffield #space #rocketry #propulsion

Пікірлер: 41

@no-damn-alias 2 ай бұрын

Looks like that'll be a good tailgater deterrent

@cheezysot Ай бұрын

And so it really would be

@Rama_--_ 20 күн бұрын

Wow 😲 this engine is awesome having a super roar sound with incredible thrust. Amazing!!

@jonv.6213 15 күн бұрын

Those shock diamonds are T O P tier. Great work.

@jasonhull5712 2 ай бұрын

Wow. That’s amazing and terrifying at the same time. 😮 Very cool. Love the purging sounds.

@BrainiacManiac142 2 ай бұрын

An amazing achievement!

@brettbartlett5960 2 ай бұрын

Awesome job!

@bailey125 2 ай бұрын

Ok now this is epic

@silkabhattacharya8799 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible!

@PiDsPagePrototypes Ай бұрын

First test, 'yeah, nice',... Last test 'Wholly Fcuk YEEESSSSS'.!!

@ProjectSunride 22 күн бұрын

Yeah!!

@defencebangladesh4068 20 күн бұрын

Amazing

@levyludeke2945 2 ай бұрын

congrats!

@FunnyGuyexe4 Ай бұрын

Damn the sounds' so cool

@user-xf4xz5bv5j 21 күн бұрын

❤❤

@bctpcp9546 Ай бұрын

man, check those shock diamonds!

@basic-decaf Ай бұрын

That's a lot of thermocouples. What type? Are they measuring EGT or wall temperatures? Aren't they too slow to yield any meaningful data for a 3-sec test?

@redTanto 2 ай бұрын

3d printed? How was it sintered? sps?

@gregwarner3753 Ай бұрын

What is the Specific Impulse? Fuel/oxidizer combinations?

@tom5051666 20 күн бұрын

can this be mounted to a family sedan?

@jhonsiders6077 2 ай бұрын

So can it be fired for longer ?

@huwale 20 күн бұрын

what stage is this designed for?

@SmokyPrawn49634 18 күн бұрын

sounds like wubzzys casual scream

@truestopguardatruestop164 2 ай бұрын

What fuel does it burn?

@-xirx- Ай бұрын

I am very curious, too

@joshplayzgamezz Ай бұрын

magical expensive fuel

@PiDsPagePrototypes Ай бұрын

The tears of lesser engineers

@ProjectSunride 22 күн бұрын

Nitrous Oxide and Isopropyl Alcohol 🔥

@PiDsPagePrototypes 21 күн бұрын

@@ProjectSunride Getting sponsored by NOS? :) Also, that's pretty damn low cost fuel compared to some of the exotic stuff.

@ayoksusune8095 Ай бұрын

Turbo pump semprot dari samping putaran tak terbas ha

@truestopguardatruestop164 2 ай бұрын

How is this even possible?

@dubsar 2 ай бұрын

PORCH THIEVES, FEAR ME!

@jerminemhyne4620 Ай бұрын

Hot fire it for atleast 20 secs

@ProjectSunride 22 күн бұрын

We're planning to hot fire it for longer in July!

@stevos7111 Ай бұрын

Batmobile Engine......

@manygoddess88 19 күн бұрын

悟空の掌のほうがまだ手強かった。

@deankelz29 2 ай бұрын

doesnt seem that powerful 🤣

@bishop8958 Ай бұрын

Compared to other rocket engines, it's not that strong, only intended for 3.5kN, but that's still strong enough to bring a car from 0 to 60 in about 9 seconds depending on the weight of the car. And even then, they were firing it at 4.4kN, which is above its intended specifications.

@deankelz29 Ай бұрын

@@bishop8958 i was being sarcastic it seems rather powerful lol but yeah thanks for the info

@bishop8958 Ай бұрын

@deankelz29 Ah my bad, sarcasm is hard sometimes on the internet.