White Giant
Our Most Powerful Engine Yet
The Lofty Ambitions of White Giant
White Giant is the future of CUSF. Running a bipropellant mixture of Liquid Oxygen and Isopropyl Alcohol to yield a maximum thrust of over 30 kN. It promises to be one of the largest student liquid engines in the world. White Giant’s development will help us to gain insight into ground support, test procedures, cooling systems and injector geometry, bringing us to our long-term goals. Manufacturing is underway, and a full-scale firing campaign will take place over 2024.
Max Thrust
32kN
Total Impulse
1 MNs
Firing Duration
40s
White Dwarf
Fun-sized.
The Propellant Tanks
A pair of in-house stainless steel tanks for the propellant, conforming to all appropriate pressure vessel design standards.
The Nozzle
A CNC-milled Graphite nozzle insert sealed with high temperature Graphite gaskets and constrained with a ceramic retainer ring.
The Injector
White Dwarf Cold Flow and Hot Fire testing will finalise the injector design.
The Chamber
A Copper combustion chamber with milled vertical cooling channels enclosed by a Stainless Steel outer jacket.
The Cooling
A regenerative cooling system that uses IPA to cool and protect the Copper chamber wall before injection for combustion in the chamber.
Bamboo
All-in-one Engine Modelling
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Get in touch! Reach out to contact[at]cusf.co.uk to find out more.