Great work of the ARIS team! Congratulation! I am proud to be part of that journey! 🚀🚀 (Embedded via LinkedIN, original link)
Small injector 3D printed with BASF’s 316L filament
Small 3D-printed rocket engine injector finished. Nothing special so far, except it’s not SLM printed… it’s printed in a FDM process using BASF’s new 316L filament with debinding and sintering afterwards. Details are not as good as in SLM but it’s way cheaper! The injector works with N2O/Ethane and is designated for a 600N satellite thruster currently under development @IBB.ch
Info’s about this promising new process can be found at BASF.
First firing of ARIS’ RHEA engine
RHEA, lays the foundation for future hybrid rocket engine developments at ARIS. The built test infrastructure is expandable to thrusts up to 20 kN. RHEA’s first-generation engine focuses on high safety factors and a high degree of modularity to test a variety of different key parameters. A perfect baseline to scale up the engine and make it flight-ready in the future. RHEA’s successor IRIDE is currently under development and will deliver 5kN of thrust.
Visiting SpaceTech Expo 2019 in Bremen
Some interesting contacts (Especially with SME’s)
PDR at ARIS
IBB.ch supports the development of the propulsion system at ARIS (Akademische Raumfahrt Initiative Schweiz)
IBB.ch is now a LLC, new website
IBB.ch is now a GmbH (LLC) under Swiss law (Founded in October 2019). Visit the impress page for more info’s. We also took this opportunity to revise our website. Stay tuned, exciting news will approach in 2020!