how do i build a simple liquid or solid fuel rocket engine

driveit · Post by **driveit** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:54 am

i always like how rockets work but now i want to build one can someone help me on how to build a solid or liquid fueled rocket engine.

El-Kablooey · Post by **El-Kablooey** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:47 am

Google "RCANDY" you'll find tons on a simple and cheap solid fuel made from potassium nitrate and sugar.

It works great! I could give instructions here, but there are a few guys who have spent quite a bit of time perfecting this, and building web pages to teach the rest of us how. They deserve the credit.

steve · Post by **steve** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:19 pm

I will probably be making some solid fuel engines as well using KNO3 and sugar. I have machined these over the last two days.

MJD · Post by **MJD** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:13 pm

That's a pretty high expansion ratio. What propellant and operating pressure is it designed for?

driveit · Post by **driveit** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:20 pm

thanks ill try the rcandy site but any liquidfueled ideas

El-Kablooey · Post by **El-Kablooey** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:19 pm

none that you could do safely without alot of research, time, and machine work, you'll spend some $$$ too. Play with Rcandy for awhile, you'll like it. Liquid rockets aren't all that great anyway, when you look at the complication, expense. extra weight, and danger involved.

driveit · Post by **driveit** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:55 pm

ok but how do u make it, i cant find any sites that have to do with it
ikno there potassium nitreate and sugar involed or something i need to kno more about it.

driveit · Post by **driveit** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:18 am

these guys are mixing saltpeter (potassium nitrate) flowers of sulfer and icing sugar will this work

"These little rockets were designed to fly with a very low impulse propellent, and we wanted to make the mixing process as simple and safe as possible, so here's what we came up with. Place the properly measured chemicals into a small plastic refrigerator container with a tight fitting lid (a half pound or one pound soft margarine container works great). Break up any lumps ahead of time with the flat end of a large wooden dowel or screw driver handle, tighten the cap onto the container, shake the ingredients in the container vigorously together for about three minutes, and you're done!"

the site is http://www.alphalink.com.au/~brucej/nickle.htm

El-Kablooey · Post by **El-Kablooey** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:19 am

go here:

http://www.jamesyawn.com/

driveit · Post by **driveit** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:35 am

dosent work

El-Kablooey · Post by **El-Kablooey** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:44 am

What the ????????? it worked 10 minutes ago, I swear! give it a little while and try again.

driveit · Post by **driveit** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:09 am

nope dosnt work wrong address maybe...

El-Kablooey · Post by **El-Kablooey** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:34 am

The link is up again!

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 1:42 pm

El-Kablooey wrote:go here:
http://www.jamesyawn.com/

I was reading Mr. Yawn's aluminum foil rocketry section. He has a nice demeanor, I like his writing style. There's something innocent about using sugar, I bought 150 pounds of KNO3 when I was 12. Buying 10 pound bags of sugar was way more expensive per pound than the 50 pound bags of KNO3 fertilizer.
Note on the aluminum foil section the sketch of the match rocket man. He's got a suit on, yet another nostalgic propulsion scientist who wears a suit while working.
Mark

paul skinner · Post by **paul skinner** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:46 pm

Oh for craps sake. No one ever does a search on this forum. I posted this 2 or 3 times, but here it is again.

http://www.nakka-rocketry.net/

Pretty much everything you'll need to know about building solid fuel rocket. Liquid fueled is a completely different animal, and should only be attempted if you have the money and equipment to spend. Just doing a search for "liquid rocket" and you'll see I've posted links probably 2 years ago, regarding this.

Paul.

www.pulse-jets.com

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