Thanks Edward!
Just curious, what university do you work at? I just want to take them off
my list if they are on it.
Brett
On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Brett Coles <brettcoles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To be clear, we are not attempting to test on campus, just mix solid
propellant. USCRPL does it at FAR, but we don't have a facility like that
nearby. MIT is allowed to mix solid propellant on campus. I already
contacted them. I have a whole list of universities that potentially mix on
campus, but I wanted to see what you guys had to say.
Brett
On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 1:35 PM, William Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Most universities won't allow it for a wide range of liability issues of
which fire is fairly minor.
MIT allows small liquid rocket testing inside a building in a test bay
originally built for combustion experiments; it is metal lined and can be
filled w/ nitrogen to quench any fires. It also features remote control
from an adjacent room.
Of the others w/ whom I have visited (Yale, UVA) no testing of any sort
is allowed on university property.
It might be informative to visit w/ the USC / RPL folks but this could
also be a question they would not care to bring to the attention of their
university insurers.
Bill
On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 1:07 PM Brett Coles <brettcoles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi there! I have lurked for a while, but this is my first (or second.
Not sure if the first one went through) post. I have a question about solid
rocket propellant mixing.
I'm at BYU, and we are attempting to get permission from the university
to mix our propellant on campus. We have mixed propellant before.
Particularly, one of the members of our group frequently flies custom
motors. We are getting significant pushback from the university about the
fire risk. I can understand that since solid propellant burns hot and
cannot be extinguished. I know that some other universities mix propellant
on campus, and I am curioius what we can do to ease the fears of our Health
and Safety department as well as the fire marshal. Any suggestions would be
appreciated.
Thanks
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Brett J. Coles
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Brett J. Coles
