A selection of software and hardware projects I’ve worked on.
I developed and implemented a set of differentiable sub-models for predicting exhaust plume radiant emission for solid rocket motors using the AeroSandbox and CasADi design optimization frameworks. The model showed good agreement with experimental radiant emission data, and can be used to optimize the design of solid rocket powered aircraft.
A code example for a rocket combustion chamber chemical equilibrium solver. The model is end-to-end differentiable. Combustion temperature and products are solved for by minimizing their Gibb’s free energy subject to conservation of mass and enthalpy. Uses modern python code quality practices (uv, ruff, pyright, GitHub Actions).
I designed and conducted a set of experiments to measure the effects of propellant formulation and motor chamber pressure on exhaust plume infrared radiant emission for small solid rocket motors.
I designed a 3D printed Ti-6Al-4V rocket motor closure in collaboration with Renishaw PLC. I successfully used the closure in a static fire for a small solid rocket motor.
A simulator for multi-process manufacturing systems with production of discrete parts implemented in python. It simulates arrivals of raw materials, labor processes, part throughput, buffers, queues, and worker utilization.
I designed, built, and flew a high-power rocket as part of the National Association of Rocketry Level 3 certification program.
A 3D printer for frozen popsicles. My friends and I built this by adapting a bed-XY printer with a custom chilled build platform and a slush extruder mechanism.
I designed, manufactured, and tested ceramic nozzles suitable for small, long-endurance rocket motors with the novel use of 3D printed silica and alumina-silicate materials.
A literature review and analysis of titanium alloys that I conducted. I discuss the effects of microstructural properties on bulk material properties, and analyze material properties and mass-minimizing material indices for Ti-6Al-4V alloy and its alloying elements.
A comparison and analysis of combustion instability models for solid rocket motors.
Take a tour of some of the various 3D printed widgets I’ve designed and made on my printer.
