Schematic Design
Our Carbon Dioxide Capturing Device
Using the processes learnt from https://carbonengineering.com/our-technology/ we found that there 4 main components to carbon dioxide capture. First you must have something to collect the air and turn it into carbonate salt. From there the pellet reactor would separate the salt into pellets, and then the calciner would heat the pellets to release pure and compressed carbon dioxide. The processed pellets would then be hydrated by the slaker and would funnel back into the pellet reactor.
Our Final Design
This can all be pieced together. The cones fit on top and the red piece fit on the bottom of the orange one. Theoretically, they should all fit snugly. The blue tubes should slide into the orange one. The vision for this carbon dioxide capturing device is that it would sit on the side of the rocket as a pod. As the rocket floats down, it would collect air from the bottom, collect carbon dioxide, insert the carbon dioxide into the rocket, and push unwanted molecules out.
Our First Design
This was a very good design, however, there were 2 filters with multiple holes which would have been a challenge to 3D print, which is why we ended up using the final design.
Our Rocket
Our rocket has 3 stages, 1 sustainer that carries the cargo and 2 boosters. Each stage is equipped with an engine and a parachute. Scroll further down below to get the specific engines we use and the time intervals in between. Additionally, the sustainer has a pod that would hold the carbon capturing device.
Top View
Side View
Bottom View
3D View
Launch Conditions
