| Biography |
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| My name is Henley Mullins. I am a grade 8 student at St Bonaventure's College in eastern Newfoundland. My interests include tinkering and rockets (following SpaceX). I am also an avid reader, play the string bass and love the outdoors. I want to be a mechanical engineer when I grow up. I believe that SpaceX and other private space companies will lead humanity into the future of space. |
| Henley Mullins
Experimental Optimization of a Hybrid Rocket Engine
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Eastern Newfoundland | | City: | St Johns, NL | | School: | St. Bonaventure's College | | Abstract: | A functioning hybrid rocket engine was built using store-bought materials. ABS plastic fuel grains were 3D-printed in various configurations. ABS plastic and paraffin fuel grains were burned in a combustion chamber with gaseous oxygen. The force from the engine was measured and changes in shape, material, and fuel/oxygen ratio were made to optimize for thrust. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Junior
Bronze Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Western University Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $1 000.00 | | Total | $1 000.00 | |
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