{"id":1525,"date":"2021-05-03T19:56:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T19:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiago-jpl.santa.pt\/?page_id=1525"},"modified":"2022-07-25T00:19:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T00:19:31","slug":"pilot-engines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/?page_id=1525","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;pilot&#8221; Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1525\" class=\"elementor elementor-1525\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52613e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52613e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bd4e39\" data-id=\"5bd4e39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887028c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"887028c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beginning<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf9660d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf9660d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Without any kind of contact with this area, supported by the curiosity coming from Youtube, I decided to build my first rocket engines. The propellant used was a mixture of potassium nitrate and regular sugar. I used steel and PVC chambers. The nozzles were made of nylon and, later, kitty litter. None of these rockets had any kind of theoretical care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b9b9ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b9b9ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b94b66\" data-id=\"0b94b66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aacfa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3aacfa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c03c01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c03c01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b944a3\" data-id=\"9b944a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1102d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1102d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1\u00ba Engine<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615bfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"615bfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Potassium nitrate and regular sugar;<\/li><li>Steel engine chamber;<\/li><li>Nylon nozzle and the other end covered with nylon;<\/li><\/ul><p>Observations: The nylon ends eventually popped off due to the high pressure generated inside the chamber.<\/p><p>Date: 23-01-2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb3f27 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dfb3f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine1\/video.mp4\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Burn Video<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbdadad\" data-id=\"cbdadad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca33ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca33ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine1\/img1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"229\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine1\/img1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0601e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0601e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine1\/img2.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"179\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine1\/img2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7b08c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7b08c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46deb33\" data-id=\"46deb33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c3238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"26c3238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db871b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db871b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f730fce\" data-id=\"f730fce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9b360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9b360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2\u00ba Engine<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2788d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2788d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Potassium nitrate and regular sugar;<\/li><li>Steel engine chamber;<\/li><li>Nylon nozzle and the other end welded;<\/li><li>Copper wire pieces for holding the nylon nozzle;<\/li><\/ul><p>Observations: The oxidizer and fuel, so far, were just ground up and compacted inside the engine chamber. The steel tube was too heavy and the nylon nozzle melted.<\/p><p>Date: 24-01-2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7d1073\" data-id=\"b7d1073\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db04272 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db04272\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c5776\" data-id=\"d7c5776\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a281f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a281f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine2\/img1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img1-prrpkw5bssb0dwbvbml12wn9r0y8ay8fthzzii0u2s.jpg\" title=\"img1\" alt=\"img1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0b411b\" data-id=\"d0b411b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3803709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3803709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine2\/img2.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img2-prrpkw5boeff9r8xbcd5q0cfoodhkd3zho393nmlz8.jpg\" title=\"img2\" alt=\"img2\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b31be7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b31be7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c079f25\" data-id=\"c079f25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea2bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eea2bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine2\/img3.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img3-prrpkx35zmcapiai64znneeqcetlinc65mngzrzfwk.jpg\" title=\"img3\" alt=\"img3\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1c7525\" data-id=\"d1c7525\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18156f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18156f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine2\/img4.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/img4-prrpkx35v8gpld7k5ursai3wa28us27ptsqqkxl7t0.png\" title=\"img4\" alt=\"img4\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cb5937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cb5937\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0916244\" data-id=\"0916244\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59481eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59481eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a077afd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a077afd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fec5d93\" data-id=\"fec5d93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe0f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fe0f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3\u00ba Engine<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be35c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be35c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Potassium nitrate and regular sugar;<\/li><li>PVC engine chamber;<\/li><li>Kitty Litter nozzle and the other end covered with Kitty Litter;<\/li><\/ul><p>Observations: The rocket body was constructed from PVC pipe.<br \/>In these rockets, for better performance, the mixture of oxidizer and fuel was melted. Even though the engine was not tested on a test bench, a better performance was noticeable. All of these rockets flew, and were not subject to any static tests.<\/p><p>Date: 25-01-2021 to 07-02-2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee5c85 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ee5c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/engines\/pilot\/engine3\/video.mp4\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Burn Video<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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The propellant used was a mixture of potassium nitrate and regular sugar. I used steel and PVC chambers. The nozzles were made of nylon and, later, kitty litter. 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