Wendernes operates dedicated ground testing facilities for hypergolic propulsion systems. We offer comprehensive testing services for research institutions, system integrators, and propulsion developers.
Facility Capabilities
Test Cells: Reinforced concrete test cells with blast containment, remote operation, continuous monitoring of chamber pressures and temperatures, and automated shutdown systems.
Propellant Handling: Dedicated HTP, WFNA, and IWFNA storage systems with secondary containment and fuel handling systems with fume hoods.
Instrumentation: Pressure transducers, thermocouples, mass flow meters, thrust measurement via load cell, high-speed video, acoustic monitoring, and data acquisition up to 100 kHz.
Services Offered
Engine Development and Validation: Proof testing at design pressures, performance characterization, combustion stability assessment, thermal management validation, and repeatability testing.
Propellant Formulation Validation: Ignition and combustion stability assessment, performance measurement, compatibility testing with engine materials, and boron oxide deposition analysis.
Suborbital System Integration: Pre-flight validation testing, trajectory simulation, propellant loading procedures, and post-flight inspection and analysis.
Research Support: Detailed combustion analysis, thermochemical modeling validation, boron oxide deposition studies, and nozzle erosion research.