Hybrid rocket engine with acrylic and gaseous oxygen

I built a small rocket engine for demonstration purposes. The engine is built from a 2“ diameter acrylic rod through which I drilled a 0.5“ hole. The oxygen at 80 psi or less is passed through the hole and then is forced through a convergent-divergent nozzle at the tail end. The nozzle’s throat is about “ and expands to “. I lit the engine by inserting a burning cotton swab (with wooden stick) while a small amount of oxygen was flowing. The acrylic catches fire very easily in a pure oxygen environm
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