Can you build a Liquid Rocket out of BEER KEGS?! - KegRocket Ep 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- This is the first in a series of videos about Project KegRocket, where we're building a real life liquid fueled rocket with fuel tanks made from beer kegs.
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I'm Ryan Callahan. Thank you Jaymee Panian, Clinton Motley, and David Chance for appearing and helping build this thang!
Special thanks to the following rocketeers for letting me show their amazing projects as examples:
- Denim Rocket! - max_q
- Furby Rocket! - Davis Ryan - x.com/davis_ryan03
- Rocket Powered Christmas Tree! - @BPSspace with @xylafoxlin • Rocket Powered Christm...
• Putting a Gigantic Roc...
- Keg-Based Test Stand! @AstroCharlie • Liquid Rocket Engines ...
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T-Beer o'Clock just got better.
Waiting on you
Now you gotta build a submarine out of kegs.
Wanna lend us a BPM-5 😉
Well hello there CopSub!
@@KegRocket musk will copy your ideas and CopenhagenSuborbital ideas
YES YES YES, love this project so much!
🥲Thank you so much. Honestly there were a lot of "what would BPS do" moments along the way. Big inspiration!
@@KegRocket needs more blue tape
It's amazing guys😃 love from India❤🇮🇳
two rockets meet together 🗿
Why don’t you and BPS collar on a landing keg rocket
I am unreasonably excited for this project! 🤩
(Great first video too! Fun and informative edit 👍)
Thank you! Love your content as well
The machining and fabrication quality on this thing is spectacular. Huge props.
No, no props. This thing is powered by a rocket engine, not propellers.
I am afraid his tank bulging will cause a steering failure. Not sure I agree with attaching things to the tank.
For real. Those welds are professional looking.
@@noahhastings6145 tryna differentiate between autism and sarcasm
He meant props as propellers and most engines has one but this rocket has none
"Apogee: 3in" 😂 Can't wait to break that altitude record. 🚀
Your LCS will make it happen!
U Karl and I'm Karl , W!😅
Nice 🌱✨
Achievement unlocked: Barely there.
@@nicojansenvanvuuren2745 That's the step before "exceeded expectations!" on launch!
Yes! A long-awaited video documenting some of the KegRocket history and technical aspects of the journey (and some humor to boot)! Keep the updates coming as you can-thanks Ryan!
You are on an impressive journey. McMaster Carr sells cryogenic pop-off valves in incremental ranges from 5 to 400 psi for your LOX tank. Your hydrostatically tested modified beer kegs are strong enough to hold liquified Butane. Butane is a good deal more energy dense than alcohol. Mixtures of Butane and Propane will give you enough pressure to pump itself if you wrap the feed lined around the outside of the engine. LPG is easier to ignite and simpler to feed into a rocket motor than alcohol.
Good Luck & have fum.
This guy took the "HOLD MY BEER" concept to a whole new level
Hold my beer, i'm launching it
May the kegs go boldly where no keg has gone before
Even before starting the video I knew the answer to the why question :D
There’s no reason not to hydraulically crush a beer keg too, eh?
@@KegRocket I could do the pressure test with liquid nitrogen and let it rip with bit more action 😂
We just exploded some truck tires at 50 bars and looking new targets to over pressurise 😄
@@HydraulicPressChannel more keg data never hurt anyone!
I would put a pop off valve on it! J- tube for a little vapor pocket. I built cryo tankers for 12+yrs. Liquid O2 will build pressure fast!! We put a 350psi to 550psi relief valve anywhere that the liquid could get trapped. I am going to guess that this is not Your first rocket build, and You probably already know this. Awesome project!! Stay safe Brotatoe!
Thanks real life cryo-guy! Not our first rodeo, so relief valves will exist :)
I’m so happy this random video from a brand new channel popped up on my recommended it’s exactly the content I love to see
These kegs were tested more than the titan submersible. Looking forward to Ep 2.
KegSub 👀
Excellent Work Guys! Brings back lots of fond memories of the early days with Armadillo Aerospace...
Was always very inspired the videos of Stig lifting off and flying for basically forever. I'd consider it very formative to my interest in liquid rockets. Thanks for the comment.
Nice! I'll definitely be keeping track of this project, very excited to see where it goes.
Wanna see this thing fly!
As both my worlds collide, I'll definitely be watching and rooting.
Thanks Ryan. I wish you every success with this rocket.
It looks as though you might have most of the mass at the bottom of the rocket. If that's the case (and I hope that it isn't), then you will need to make changes: The centre of mass needs to be in front of the centre of aerodynamic pressure/lift at all times, otherwise the rocket will try to turn around, instead of going along the desired trajectory. Think about arrows and darts: For stability, the main mass is at the leading end of the projectile, and the fins are as far back as possible.
There is indeed quite a bit of weight in the back, there will need to be some ballast in the nose along with some big fins.
Please use a beer tap handle for a launch switch.
very nice welding, nicely done, respect
feels like a perfect way to seed a space start-up :P
Classy quality workmanship. Respect. Well done.
Love seeing the Furby rocket featured!!!
It's a good one
😮 So following this. Love the content the rocket is beautiful. Really looking forward to learning a little and seeing this thing fly awesome.
So exited for this! A combination of two of the best things this world has to offer!
Dark garages and sexy, sexy young men?
@@amandahugankiss4110 😲
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 exactly my point of view 😂👏👏👏👏👍
"Well... why not?"
That's as good a reason as any! 👍
The algorithm has blessed me today. I cannot wait to see how this goes!
Cool. Definitely gonna keep an eye out for updates.
That apogee made me laugh, this is looking great, please stay safe!
I am super excited to see this project on a roll now!
Awesome! So excited that the kegs can hold the pressure! Can’t wait for a test fire!
Here we gooooo. I'll enjoy the ride.
Interesting. A modern take on Dr. Goddard's liquid fuel rocket from 1921 and 1926. Subscribed. Hoping for your success.
I have been waiting for this! Well done so far.
Fantastic TIG welding!
Looking forward to seeing your progress Professor !
Those are some clean welds! ❤
Excellent project, I can't wait to see it fly, or explode or whatever.
Any outcome is acceptable
The V-2 rocket used ethanol for its fuel, so this is thematically coming full circle to Wernher von Braun’s earliest work.
Beer keg very german rocket
Plus the kegs were even made in Germany
At first I though "a beery project joke", but after seeing the video, this thing is no joke. Very good tech and fabrication.
That was amazing! Will definitely subscribe!
Thank you for this.
Reminds me of the water rocket I built out of 6 tin cans when I was 14. It flew great.
The propellant is fed to the engine using a similar concept
YES! I was hoping y'all would make yt videos explaining/showing the designing/making of KegRocket. I can't wait for the next videos!
Great to see you go from a couple of hundred subs yesterday to 6k today, I can't wait to the rest of the rocket developed.
I've seen people use beer kegs for static liquid-fuelled rockets on test stands but I'm very excited to see one actually fly!!
Ohhh yes, I am so on board for this
this is my obligatory comment to help boost engagement because everyone should see this. its beautiful
Glad to be here from the beginning!
As someone who has built and flown a rocket using the same fuels I recommend finding a way to get at least 1" of foam insulation around the keg or you'll have real issues getting it to fill up with LOX. Also mount your LOX vent and LOX pressure relief value up as far from the tank as possible.
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I thought about doing this many times. I work at a place that goes through beer kegs constantly so I've had many an opportunity to look at their structure and their connectors and just a general way they operate. My immediate first thought upon examining one was "hey this would make a great pressurized fuel tank!"
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought of this, I'm also glad that somebody is actually trying it!
Cool project love to see more,
Major props for saving the ad for the end! I have lost count of the subs I have ENDED because they interrupt/delay the content with ads! YOU however get a new sub (me) and if you continue the ad policy you did here, I will hang around. Also, the video quality was good, and I am VERY interested in seeing how this project progresses.
You might have gotten lucky with the TH-cam ads, but if you're talking about the sponsor we'll keep it in mind
Instant sub, this is a cool project and you seem to at least have a good grounding in engineering methods so high hopes for success, or at least an impressive explosion 😉
Man....those are some beautiful welds on that keg. Lol
The whole rocketry community here.We're rooting for you Ryan.
Fantastic job! Way to go Mr Callahan!
🤩😶🌫😎😎😃😃😉
been following this project for a while now, really cool that you started making videos.
Been following y’all on twitter for a hot min now and I’m glad to see y’all are now here on TH-cam
Thanks for being a long time follower!
As someone who is not trained at all in mechanical engineering or rocket engineering, its very cool to be able to learn all about rocketry from channels like yours. So thanks for sharing and creating this content! If you ever get a chance, it would be very helpful for us non-engineers to hear about where you learned about all these techniques and industry related knowledge, thank you!
I would love more videos on the project, thanks for sharing!
We'll try to keep em coming!
I have been following the progress on Twitter for a while now. I am super stoked to see a video of the project. This is looking epic!
Holy crap! I LOVE THIS!!!
This is incredibly well done
Very excited about this! Can’t wait for more!!
Yeet! Very excited for more KegRocket content.
Gotta see the rest of the series! Happy to watch hours of this :)
I know building the Rocket is impressive but shout out to those welds. Great fabrication.
Kegrocket keeping things interesting in all things engineering as always 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Excited to see episode 2
Love from India 🇮🇳
Seriously love this project ❤
What a Kerbal approach to rocketry.
I love this project, it combines two of my favorite things! 🚀🍻
Beer and beer
nice welding 😊
Great work Ryan! Can't wait to see more. Also need more bloopers 😂
Looks good , but , your motor may not live long if you are burning a stoichiometric mixture of LOX and neat alcohol .
You may want to run it fairly fuel rich or run a 70/ 30 alcohol water mixture instead , if you intend to reuse the motor .
Definitely subscribing to this one .
Yeah, that's gonna be a spicy meatball if it's stoichiometric.
I was following this project on Twitter, but now that I've stopped using that horrible app, I feel blessed by the TH-cam algorithm for bringing me back to watch updates
I started to follow you on twitter since the very start, and I love to ear your voice explain all this! Are you planning to use aluminium for the rest of the skin or come composite to save a bit of weight? Love this project and I hope will hit high altitudes! BLU SKY TO YOU and your team of course!
Thanks for being an early adopter :)
Probably just aluminum skin because we're less likely to screw it up.
I love the attitude of "we have *this* ten times already but nobody is doing *that.* I am dissatisfied and must remedy this situation."
I have been following this project for a while now. I'm super excited to see it on youtube.
Loving this project already!! 🍺🍺
It is phenomenally appropriate that the keg rocket is fueled by ethanol XD
Can't wait to see the rest of this project!
I'm looking forward to see what you can do.
Looking forward to see the rest of this project, especially the pump, combustion systems.
Your payload should be a keg of beer. That's our gift to the universe.
Payload will probably be a very small keg or a growler!
Didn't know I needed this but I'm here for it!
Thank you TH-cam algorithm for recommending this. Instant sub.😂
This makes me happy a lot! Looking forward to new vids!
you had me on "well, why not" SUBBED!!
Will be following this one closely!
7:30 "Apogee: 3in" 👌
wow.. nice welding there.
Yes please to more videos 🙂
Fascinating project. First thougth on seeing 3 kegs, was two would be for ethanol and one for LOX to maximize volume mix-ratio for propellents. Seeing the 1:1 keg design, we now know you'll be running a LOX rich propellent cycle.
Very curious to see how will pressurize kegs during flight, manage propellent flow (pumps, or pressure, etc). Even more excited to see how you design, constructed and tested a liquid rocket motor. More beer kegs for a test stand, or just stainless steel thermo bottles? It will also be exciting to see what instrumentation (sensors) and telemetry you will integrate and configure, to manage fuel flow, etc.
This such a promising fundamentals of liquid rockets series, even if the project encounters some challenges on the way past max-Q to peak apogee.
We'll talk more about all that in the coming videos! Still a lot of that to be figured out too. Thanks for watching.
can already hear the radio chatter go
"command, we lost the first stage."
"Copy. Green light confirmed, production started on the next iteration. Calling the team, i bring the cups"
Looks sick!
Can't believe that Stanley door opener still works!
Stan-o-matic gets the job done
Great project. Loved the vid.
Great video! Its been awesome to follow your progress to this point and I'm looking forward to seeing how things continue.
Subscribed just because whatever the result ends up being, it'll be very fun and interesting.
Love the video. Keep it up can’t wait to see the other parts