Motor test CMT0601 picture page
On 29 January Peter Heeren holds the chamber for the membrane tests after the first test.
Peter Heeren shows the first membrane after the test. We wanted to know the maximum pressure at which it fails, hence to hole in the membrane.
The third and last membrane test of the day.
The upper part of the membrane clamp, with membrane. It is lays on the packing checklist for the test day.
The lower part of the membrane clamp.
The 11.5mm throat of the test motor.
Peter Heeren and Fred van Arkel prepare the test motor.
Mark Uitendaal and Leon Krancher places their 75mm potassium nitrate and sorbitol based motor in the lower stage of their Spectre II.
The NAVRO motor test stand is carried to the test site.
Mark Uitendaal and Leon Krancher's motor in it's test stand.
They record the thrust by using an analogue scale, a mirror and a digital camcorder.
While Leon Krancher stands ready to assist, Mark Uitendaal places the igniter.
The test just after ignition.
The test a little later.
A view inside the 75mm motor through the concrete throat.
The NARVO test just after ignition.
The NAVRO test a little later.
The NAVRO test after the grains have been consumed.
The pressure curve of CMT0601.
Residue in the smoke diversion tube.
The membrane after the test.
Leon Krancher and Mark Uitendaal are very serious about their hobby...
Their 50mm potassium nitrate and sorbitol based motor when the test had just begun.
The test a little later.
The motor adapter has melted a bit, but the motor itself not (not visible).
