Hybrid Rockets Test Facility

The experimental acitivities of the CISAS Propulsion Group in the frame of the hybrid rockets research are conducted in three different location:

Padova (Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory, via Venezia 59/4 int. F)
Rossano Veneto (VI): Small Rockets Lab
Soverzene (BL): Open Air Test Range

Hybrid Rockets Test Facilities

Padova lab hosts the first and preliminary experimental activities, conducted on single subsystems of the final hybrid rockets.

Examples:

injectors behavior
two-phase flow behavior
ignition substystem tests
fuel grains casting

The Small Rockets Lab is dedicated to the core of the experimental research activities, conducted on many different functional parameters of hybrid rockets:

oxidizer/fuel different configurations
ignition transient
oxidizer discharge behavior
materials characterization
long duration tests

In the Open Air Test Range full scale motors can be mounted and tested in full operative conditions. Typical activities concern the performance verification of engines in their final configuration, with a developed thrust of more than 20 kN.