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EDY2

Inspired by Half Cat Rocketry's 1Cat/4.

EDY is my project engine. Just like a car afficionado, I consistently make modifications to EDY2 to validate components like valves and inector geometries, and to gather experimental data on how different materials fare under high temperatures and pressures. I started developing EDY2 in the Summer of 2022 as a standalone project—I wanted to hotfire then engine and, frankly, move on. My ultimate goal for this engine changed when I began designing a new, more powerful biprop engine, Swordfish II-a. Instead of treating EDY2 as a separate undertaking, I am now using the thruster to build and test a home firing system. In short, EDY2 is building Swordfish's launch pad.

Specs

Fuel

Isopropyl alcohol, 99%

Oxidizer

Nirtous oxide, liquid

Thrust

70lbf

Chamber pressure

345psi

Burn time

<5s

Feed system

Pressure-fed (autogeneous pressurization)

Cooling

Passive, heatsink

Chamber/nozzle

EDY2 has a copper heatsink chamber and nozzle, machined from a single piece of Copper 145 stock. With an expansion ratio of 3.31, the nozzle is designed to operate at sea level, meaning the pressure at the nozzle exit matches the ambient pressure (condition for optimally expanded supersonic nozzles). 

Injector

EDY2's injector is machined from a single piece of Aluminum 6061 stock. It features a central oxidizer channel that leads to four central orifices, and an internal fuel channel/manifold that also leads to four orifices, angled at 60 degrees from vertical. The central groove is contained by the chamber, and sealed by two o-rings to retain pressure and prevent leakage.

EDY1 Injector cold flow test

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