Hello everyone, I've been doing water rockets for 3 years and every launcher I've constructed has been made out hydraulic PVC pipes (the only thing I could afford at the time) and they worked amazingly until yesterday when one of them exploded at 120 PSI (I usually use 200-250 PSI) now I'm afraid of using the rest of my launchers. So the question is: any other material I could use for my launchers? I've seen this CPVC pipes but I don't know if they'll work.
Any help is appreciated
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A water rocket is a type of model rocket using water as its reaction mass. The pressure vessel (the engine of the rocket) is constructed from thin plastic or other non metallic materials (usually a used plastic soft drink bottle) weighing 1,500 grams or less. The water is forced out by compressed air. It is an example of Newton's third law of motion.
The largest, most sophisticated and ground breaking group supporting you, the serious water rocket flyer! Whether you are a beginner or an expert, the WRA2 has something for everyone.
A water rocket is a type of model rocket using water as its reaction mass. The pressure vessel (the engine of the rocket) is constructed from thin plastic or other non metallic materials (usually a used plastic soft drink bottle) weighing 1,500 grams or less. The water is forced out by compressed air. It is an example of Newton's third law of motion.
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Re: Rocket Launcher Material
At those pressures, you should switch to steel pipe.
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Re: Rocket Launcher Material
I'm going with bugwubber on the steel launchers because ive had pvc gardena launcher explode on he around 175PSI.