We are raising $30,000 in funding and in-kind support to move Resonance from design review into manufactured hardware and test preparation. Donated equipment, loans, materials and services count toward the same target.
Planning allocations, largest first. Sponsored items replace planned purchases.
$10,000 planning allocation for the parts and the checks that make them usable.
$8,000 for measurements, recording and bench-test equipment.
$5,000 for the connections and controls around the engine.
$4,000 for the water supply and reusable test-bench hardware.
$3,000 for the consumables and practical costs of getting hardware tested.
Email us if you want to join or have any questions. The engine has six areas, listed below.
Feeds liquid oxygen and liquid methane into the channel.
The ring the detonation runs around, between the outer wall and the centerbody.
Deionised water will cool both walls, from a supply we are building ourselves, for the whole firing of about seven seconds.
An annular throat and centerbody plug guide the exhaust out of the engine.
Starts combustion so we can study whether the wave keeps going on its own.
Build the electronics for pressure transducers and data acquisition, and help capture high-speed footage of the engine.
Email us if you want to join, want to sponsor, or have any questions.