Cu InSpace’s Propulsion lead provided the following information.
“Cu InSpace is Carleton University’s student run rocketry team, consisting of over 100 members. Our aim is to provide an educational and fun space for Carleton students to learn about all aspects of rocketry, with sub-teams that specialize in aerostructures, avionics, recovery, payload and propulsion. Every year the team aims to launch two rockets at international and local rocketry competitions, achieving velocities over Mach 1.7 and altitudes as high as 30000ft. Recently, the team has been nearing the end of a multi year development project to develop a nitrous paraffin hybrid rocket motor, culminating in the team’s recent first ever launch of a student designed hybrid rocket engine.
SECO Seals has been a key part of the hybrid rocket motor project, providing their SECO7 line of flare gaskets which have allowed the team to test and iterate rapidly on designs without a concern for leaks. As one of our key goals is to allow as many students as possible to learn and work hands on with our systems, SECO’s seals allow new or inexperienced members to work with our hardware which greatly increases long term knowledge retention and member interest. SECO’s seals also allow the team to continue using older or damaged fittings which would otherwise have to be replaced at a high cost. As a result, SECO seals are used on all permanent connections in the team’s fluid systems, and will continue to be standard for years to come. SECO seals continue to remain a key tool in CU InSpace’s propulsion development toolbox, allowing rapid testing and development of future larger and more ambitious engines to propel the team higher and faster than ever before.”
