Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After proving they could withstand 320 bar (three times their operating pressure) without leaking, we pushed our self build type 5 pressure vessels to their absolute limit. Together with the MPA Stuttgart, we pressurized the tanks until they burst. The first tank failed at 520 bar, while the second reached 480 bar. Both failed around the dome instead of the cylindrical section. Every test like this helps us improve our fiber winding patterns and brings us one step closer to building reliable, larger Type 5 tanks for our bi-liquid rockets of Project BLAST.
#rocketry #carbonfiber #pressurevessel #aerospace #aerospaceländ #aerospaceengineering #prototyping
After proving they could withstand 320 bar (three times their operating pressure) without leaking, we pushed our self build type 5 pressure vessels to their absolute limit. Together with the MPA Stuttgart, we pressurized the tanks until they burst. The first tank failed at 520 bar, while the second reached 480 bar. Both failed around the dome instead of the cylindrical section. Every test like this helps us improve our fiber winding patterns and brings us one step closer to building reliable, larger Type 5 tanks for our bi-liquid rockets of Project BLAST.
#rocketry #carbonfiber #pressurevessel #aerospace #aerospaceländ #aerospaceengineering #prototyping
