Tyler de Perrot
Mechanical
Engineer

We created the jet engine for a thermodynamics class my first semester at CU. I was in charge of designing and building the combustion chamber and the nozzle. I also took on the ignition system, but only because I already had a spare sparker from a grill. That first image is me testing how far apart we could get the leads before it wouldn't spark, and also how to spark it without the piezo. A bonus in this first shot is in the background, that little blue waterproof case is t

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