01 / Tank
Oxidiser tank
Tank design within the hybrid-engine fluid system.
CRANSEDS / RACE2SPACE / PROJECT 03
Hybrid rocket fluid-system design
Oxidiser-system design for a 2 kN hybrid rocket engine, covering the tank, onboard filling arrangement and main oxidiser flow assembly.
Propulsion systems
Design an oxidiser fluid system as part of a wider propulsion team.
My personal design contribution was the fluid system for the 2 kN hybrid rocket engine: the oxidiser tank, onboard filling arrangement and main oxidiser flow assembly. I also developed CAD integration views and devised a nitrous-oxide filling system using a servo-actuated ball valve for remote operation.
System scope
Three connected design areas.
The CAD views show the main oxidiser assembly and its integration into the engine system. The original fluids bill of materials is available below.
02 / Ground support
Onboard filling arrangement
Remote nitrous-oxide filling using a servo-actuated ball valve.
03 / Engine feed
Main oxidiser flow assembly
Fluid-system assembly design and CAD integration views.
Team integration and test
Successful team hot-fire campaign.
I supported campaign preparation, execution and hardware readiness; the team completed a successful hot-fire campaign at Protolaunch’s Westcott site.
View the 2 kN hybrid-engine hot-fire reference (external link, opens in a new tab)
Design evidence
Original CAD views and system bill of materials.
The CAD views show the main oxidiser assembly and its engine-system integration. Download the original system bill of materials below.
XLSX / source workbook
Race2Space fluids bill of materials
Fluids-system bill of materials for Race2Space.
Download original workbook