Threaded Rods
Clamps combustion chamber together.
Joining the liquid engine subteam within STAR, I specialized in manufacturing, primarily using the machine shop's lathe and mill for parts with critical dimensions and interconnected fits.
This role strongly improved my DFM and skills in creating practical drawings, building upon the concepts in classes of fits and tolerancing.
SKILLS
DFM
GD&T
Manufacturing
MACHINES
Mill
Lathe
TOOLS
The specific subassembly these parts belong to is the injector and combustion chamber, which work together to mix and ignite liquid oxygen and kerosene, generating high-temperature, high-pressure combustion gases that produce thrust.
Clamps combustion chamber together.
Distributes fluids radially.
Structurally integrates all components and tubes.
These parts are towards a hotfire testing setup that was ran this year, which will inform the final parts for LE3 as part of IREC 2026 competition.