Projects
JSC Hybrid Rocket Engine
- 330 lbf peak thrust
- ~150 s specific impulse (est.)
- 960 psig chamber pressure
PropulsionTest Ops
1000 lbf Test Stand & In-Place Calibration
- Withstood 330 lbf thrust (FOS ≥ 3.0)
- Inline 1000 lbf load cell with T-feed plumbing
- Compact screw-jack calibration rig
StructuresTest OpsCalibration
UVA Sounding Rocket — Propulsion Integration
- First successful solid-motor launch at UVA
- ~4,000 ft field limit
- Laser-cut birch rings, FEA-checked
PropulsionStructuresTest Ops
Langley: Stratford Nozzles & MCV Calibration
- On-site calibration for multi-critical venturis (MCVs)
- ~$50k/yr avoided vendor costs
- Stable choked-flow reference with Stratford nozzles
FluidsCalibration
Modal Propellant Gauging (Data Collection)
- Vibrate tank, read its “signature,” infer fill level
- FFT feature tracking on hot-fire datasets
- Practical limits & mitigation notes
SensorsTest Ops
BIER Lab: Soft Robotic Leech
- Tendon-driven motion
- Clear traveling wave up to 2 Hz
- Arduino control
Robotics
BIER Lab: 1/25th-Scale Water Channel Model
- Display + teaching model
- First-pass loads & safety
- Power at 2 m/s flow
StructuresCFD
BIER Lab: Schooling Tuna & Orca CFD
- Schooling efficiency deltas
- Orca fin sweep effects
- AMR, in-house solver
CFD