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I'm Ollie and this is where I share a selection of my engineering projects from over the years. Take a look around!
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PhD Viva Presentation
PhD Viva Presentation
Recording of my PhD viva open presentation on January 28th, 2025.
Large ECR Thruster (PhD Project)
Large ECR Thruster (PhD Project)
Developed an Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Magnetic Nozzle thruster. Found a novel method for increasing thrust and efficiency by 15 % and 32 % respectively.
Test fire of the large Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) thruster, Jun 2024.
Plasma Toroid (Personal Project)
Plasma Toroid (Personal Project)
Constructed a 15 MHz oscillator to drive an inductively coupled plasma inside of a globe of 15 torr xenon gas.
Plasma Toroid testing, Mar 2023.
Small ECR Thruster (PhD Project)
Small ECR Thruster (PhD Project)
Developed an Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Magnetic Nozzle thruster to investigate the effects of magnetic field strength gradient on electron power absorption.
Test fire of the small Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) thruster, Mar 2023.
Rocket Engine Test Rig (Internship)
Rocket Engine Test Rig (Internship)
Developed and operated the test rig for Rocket Factory Augsburg’s liquid NM-N2O cryogenic pressure-fed kick stage rocket engine. Modified automotive fuel injectors for use in a torch ignitor and ullage engine. Involved in the design of a water-based sound suppression system, as well as an initial high-level review of an in-house developed electric propulsion system.
Hot fire of RFA's kick stage engine.
AQUAJET (PhD Project)
AQUAJET (PhD Project)
Testing the AQUAJET Thruster, Feb 2021.
During my PhD, I worked with AVS-UK Ltd. as a test engineer on the AQUAJET thruster, an electric plasma thruster that can run on water.
Sugar Rockets (Personal Project)
Sugar Rockets (Personal Project)
Inspired by the book Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, I decided to design and test a few sugar rockets over summer.
Videos of earlier unsuccessful attempts can be found here.
Firing a homemade sugar rocket, Jul 2019.
Heavy Lift Drone (Masters Project)
Heavy Lift Drone (Masters Project)
Testing of the large electric motor, Feb 2020.
My group masters project involved building a heavy lift drone for casualty evacuation.
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