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2007/06/02 Short Stack Motor Parts   Grant Saviers 2007/06/01 SS-TEM Nozzle Manufacture - Shellt   Richard Nakka 2007/06/01 SS-TEM Nozzle Manufacture - Throat Insert 157 Kb Richard Nakka 2006/09/19 Propellant grains for the 4th BEM firing   Richard Nakka 2006/09/03 BEM #4 progress 132 Kb Cliff Bates 2006/08/21 "Dummy" bulkhead that will be used for the Short Stack Motor hydrostatic test.   Andrej Vrbec 2006/08/21 Development of the Short Stack Motor pyrogen ignition system   Nakka, Tarun, Tulli 2006/07/29 1/4 Scale Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) Third Test Firing 169 Kb Andrej Vrbec 2006/07/19 Adapter which will allowe use of the existing nozzle for The 1/4 scale motor test firing #3 133 Kb Andrej Vrbec 2006/07/19 Adapter which will allowe use of the existing midbulkhead for The 1/4 scale motor test firing #3 108 Kb Richard Nakka 2006/07/19 All 12 propellant segments for The 1/4 scale motor test firing #3 36 Kb Richard Nakka 2006/07/19 Post-cast inhibiting with cotton-fabric/polyester.   Richard Nakka 2006/06/20 Computer (stress) models of the SS-BEM bulkhead with integral delay plug. 27.1 Kb Tarun Tuli 2006/06/11 Thermocouple board that will be used for thermal measurements of the BEM3 rocket motor. 75.6 Kb Tarun Tuli 2006/06/11 Instrumentation for load cells, pressure transducers and thermocouples. 103 Kb Tarun Tuli 2006/06/11 Instrumentation amplifier circuit for two load cells. 46.5 Kb Richard Nakka 2006/06/09 1/4 scale BEM 2nd phase casing Hydrostatic pressure test. 88.1 Kb Richard Nakka 2006/06/09 Hydrostatic pressure test aparatus for 1/4 scale BEM 2nd phase casing Roman Lev 2006/06/01 X-ray pictures of a small cast sugar propellant grain showing hairline cracks near the core. 16.3 Kb Roman Lev 2006/05/29 Casting tube material made from 4-ply kevlar fabric in high temperature-cured epoxy" 69.2 Kb Richard Nakka 2006/05/29 Test stand for upcoming 3rd test of the 1/4 scale Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) has been completed 289 Kb Geoffrey Gallo 2006/04/15 BEM2 temperature sensors 260 Kb Geoffrey Gallo 2006/04/15 BEM2 temperature sensors 3.1 Mb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/04/15 Wide video of second 1/4 BEM test 2.56 Mb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/04/15 Close slow video of second 1/4 BEM test 690 Kb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/04/15 Peter and Randy with 1/4 scale BEM motor 21.7 Kb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/04/02 Hydraulic pressure test of 1/4 scale BEM motor casing   Johnnie Paul 2006/03/05 BEM Solid views 68 Kb Randy Dormans 2006/02/28 Newly fabricated nozzle for the second BEM test next to damaged (bent) nozzle from the maiden BEM firing. 404 Kb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/01/21 1/4 scale BEM motor prior to installation of thermal sensors 365 Kb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/01/21 1/4 scale BEM motorwith thermal sensors prior to test 4.16 Mb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/01/21 Closeup video of 1/4 scale BEM motor test 3.76 Mb Randy Dormans & Peter Current 2006/01/21 Wide shot video of 1/4 scale BEM motor test 34 Kb Randy Dormans 2005/11/11 1/4 scale BEM propellant segments (KNSB) 122 Kb Randy Dormans 2005/10/27 BEM mid bulkhead minus phase 1 casing 115 Kb Randy Dormans 2005/10/27 1/4 scale BEM bulkhead 126 Kb Randy Dormans 2005/10/27 1/4 scale BEM nozzle 169 Kb Randy Dormans 2005/10/27 1/4 scale BEM 53 Kb Geoffrey Gallo 2005/10/23 1/4 scale motor test temperature sensors http://home.comcast.net/~gegallo/ 78 Kb Geoffrey Gallo 2005/10/23 1/4 scale motor test temperature sensors http://home.comcast.net/~gegallo/ 74.5 Kb Geoffrey Gallo 2005/10/23 1/4 scale motor test temperature sensors http://home.comcast.net/~gegallo/ 98 Kb Andrej Vrbec 2005/09/23 Pyrogen unit & casting jig for the 1/4 scale BEM 82 Kb Andrej Vrbec 2005/09/23 Pyrogen unit & casting jig for the 1/4 scale BEM 82 Kb Andrej Vrbec 2005/09/23 Pyrogen unit & casting jig for the 1/4 scale BEM 265 Kb Andrej Vrbec 2005/09/23 Pyrogen unit & casting jig for the 1/4 scale BEM 6.7 Mb Andrej Vrbec 2005/09/23 Video1 of pyrogen test firings 4.9 Mb Andrej Vrbec 2005/09/23 Video2 of pyrogen test firings