Young students of the Sapienza Rocket Team at Sapienza University of Rome have performed multidisciplinary hands-on activities on model rocketry which have stimulated their interest and enthusiasm towards the space sector. A first project is aimed at building the foundation for a scientific demonstrator aimed at evaluating the aerodynamic characteristics of rocket parts based on computational fluid dynamics and rocket launches. A second project is instead devoted at developing a technology demonstrator based on small sounding rockets launches employing higher-power rocketry. The main results achieved by the students include a computational characterization of the aerodynamic coefficients of different rockets and successfully reaching 996 m of altitude with a rocket launch.
Student activities in manufacturing and launching advanced small-scale solid-propellant rockets / Migliorino, M.T., Leone, M.G., Lomanno, V., De Rito, T., Coluzzi, S., Tortorolo, R., Della Monica, M., Cantiello, A., Corradini, E., Salustri, L., Di Giovannandrea, C., Fiore, M., Bianchi, D.. - 2022-:(2022). (73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022 Paris, France ).
Student activities in manufacturing and launching advanced small-scale solid-propellant rockets
Migliorino M. T.
Primo
;Fiore M.;Bianchi D.
2022
Abstract
Young students of the Sapienza Rocket Team at Sapienza University of Rome have performed multidisciplinary hands-on activities on model rocketry which have stimulated their interest and enthusiasm towards the space sector. A first project is aimed at building the foundation for a scientific demonstrator aimed at evaluating the aerodynamic characteristics of rocket parts based on computational fluid dynamics and rocket launches. A second project is instead devoted at developing a technology demonstrator based on small sounding rockets launches employing higher-power rocketry. The main results achieved by the students include a computational characterization of the aerodynamic coefficients of different rockets and successfully reaching 996 m of altitude with a rocket launch.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
