As others have pointed out, it is currently ERPS's policy not to distribute explicit details of how to do it. That said, I would advise staying away from peroxide for your rocket, for the simple reason that it's seriously hazardous and an all around pain in the ass. To give you an example, even with ERPS's experience with peroxide, those handling the propellant and related gear almost always get at least a few peroxide burns on their hands.
For what you appear to want to do, I would suggest looking into nitrous oxide. It's trivial to get, relatively cheap, and by and large devoid of dangerously unpleasant habits. There is also a substantial amount of literature aimed at amateur use of it, both in hybrid and bipropellant liquid motors. Several manufacturers sell nitrous/polyethylene hybrid motors for hobby use, and they are a popular first step for experimenters. Nitrous also has the enormous advantage of being the only liquid oxidizer allowed at Tripoli launches. Working with that organization will greatly reduce your operational headaches, as well as bringing you into contact with people who have been at this a long time. I suggest you start your project by doing a thorough literature search. Several other people have suggested good books already, and I don't really have anything to add, except to strongly suggest you read Clark's book 'Ignition!' first, because it will impart proper respect for what you are dealing with. Since you are interested in peroxide, I suggest you start with his chapter on it. You should also look into joining the aRocket list, at http://arocket.mid-south.net/. That is a larger forum for rocket experimenters of all stripes, and you can get a larger picture there. -p On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 23:18:40 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I really need some help here....� I am in > 11th grade and have dreamed of building a > liquid fueled rocket for who knows how > long.� My chemistry teacher has aggreed to > help me build a hydrogen peroxide rocket.� > I have tons of questions....but i won't ask > them now...I am just looking for someone that > will help me out.� A quick list of > problems I am encountering in my > planning:� > 1.� materials to use combustion chamber > 2.� is electroplating a metal mesh with > silver ok if i use 80% h2o2? > 3.� how do I inject the h202 > Note:� I am not building the rocket yet, > just the engine...also, it will not be a large > rocket, small to start of > I woulod appreciate ANY help given, even if it > is a reference to a good informational book. > Thanks for the help! > Matt Byars _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
