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Testing

Table of Contents 1 Overall Testing Summary 2 Links to Specific Testing Pages 3 Testing Phases 3.1 Phase 1: Proof of Concept Testing 3.2 Phase 2: Verification Testing 3.3 Phase 3: Optimization 3.4 Phase 4: Integration 3.5 Phase 5: System Testing

Overall Testing Summary

Our team's living Testing Overview document can be found here.

Testing videos can be found at our updates page, as well as on each subsystem's respective test page under the results sections.

Links to Specific Testing Pages

• Test Stand
• Test Procedures
• Subsystem Tests
  • Prototype Engine
  • Phenolic Testing
  • Injector Testing
  • Controller Testing
• Test Computer
• Test Sensors

Testing Phases

Phase 1: Proof of Concept Testing

1.01 - Mold Paraffin

1.02 - Individual Valve Operation

1.03 - Serial Communication

1.04 - Base Tank Pressurization

1.05 - Benchtop Phenolic Insulation Test

1.06 - Prototype Engine

1.07 - Prototype Engine W/ Igniter

1.08 - Initial Sensor Workings

1.09 - Calibrate Strain Gauge

Phase 2: Verification Testing

2.01 - Fuel Regression Testing

2.02 - Nozzle Cold Fire

2.03 - Battery Charging/Discharging

2.04 - Regulator Testing

2.05 - Small Scale Nozzle Hotfire

2.06 - Injector Flow Testing

2.07 - Proof Pressure Tests

2.08 - Sensor Calibration

2.09 - Acoustics

2.10 - Fuel Grain Tensile Test

2.11 - Controller Process Test

Phase 3: Optimization

3.01 - Fuel Grain Manufacturing Optimization

3.02 - Pre-Combustion Chamber Length Optimization

3.03 - Injector Design Optimization

3.04 - Ease of Assembly/R&R

3.05 - Nozzle Geometry Optimization

Phase 4: Integration

4.01 - Controlling Solenoids

4.02 - Ignition Tests

4.03 - Full Battery Lifecycle

4.04 - Leak Test & Valve Pressurization

4.05 - General Assembly

4.06 - Microcontroller Responding to Sensor Data

Phase 5: System Testing

5.01 - Day of Operation

5.02 - Loading & Offloading Remotely

5.03 - Arming & Disarming

5.04 - Quick Hot Fire

5.05 - Full Scale Hot Fire

5.06 - Leak Tests