Ammonium Perchlorate Blue Rocket Propellant Test. Nozzleless

[gr8boyz118]

Potasium chlorate and sugar is a lot more viscuose

[BobD1001]

@gr8boyz118 KClO3 should never be used as the oxidizing agent in a rocket propellant.

[122later122]

would be a nice colour for firework stars :D

[Berryice1]

why no thrust?

[Nukedeuce]

that was beast of a nozzle

[elliotmotoX]

lol cool 0lbs of thrust

[danaownsall]

@elliotmotoX no nozzle = no thrust

[elliotmotoX]

@danaownsall That's definitely not true. You've never heard of a coreburner?

[danaownsall]

@elliotmotoX ya my bad talking out of my ass

[mcwario13]

@elliotmotoX it was nozzelless if you read it

[44R0Ndin]

@elliotmotoX says "nozzleless" in the title, no nozzle = no thrust

[44R0Ndin]

@44R0Ndin well, for end-burners anyways, core burning solids are a different story

[washon69]

for the flame to be blue i have to add aluminium powder and copper oxide?

[volcomflip58]

awesome engine. Could you post the exact portions for mixing this? i am trying to make an ammonium perchlorate engine for a rocket myself.

[MemberMan080]

Try Mixing 50% Ammonium Perchlorite and 50% Aluminum Powder. That would give you the solid fuel used by NASA.

[BobD1001]

That would be one fast flight. or explosion rather. A 50/50 mixture of ammonium perchlorate to aluminum powder would basically just make a slow flash powder. Te actual formula for NASA's solid boosters is:

Aluminum powder........................­...........16

Ammonium perchlorate...................­.....69.9

Fe2O3 catalyst......................­..............0.07

Rubber based binder of polybutadiëne acrylic acidacrylonitrile (PBAN)

Epoxy curing agent.........................­.......1.96

[BobD1001]

sorry, forgot to add the 12.04% percent for the PBAN resin

[Etne1988Diserple]

@BobD1001 That's the type of fuel used by the NASA for the Shuttle's Solid Rocket Boosters??.

[BobD1001]

@Etne1988Diserple Yes, that is the composition of the fuel used for their SRBs.

[Etne1988Diserple]

@BobD1001 Wow!! I never knew that before.

[Eman9405]

add a paper head and keep the mouth open. what does it remind you of?

[bktech333]

What kind of epoxy are you using

[123samic]

were do you buy epoxy

[bktech333]

is it the catalyst that makes it blue?

[BobD1001]

Yeah, the copper oxide (the catalyst) adds the blue color to the flame. The blue color is also enchanced from the chlroine in the exhaust.

[bktech333]

thanks

[thatbastardson]

i felt like i was taking off in a rocket. too much weed i guess.

[1halowars]

how much thrust is that giving. and is rocket more powerful than a rocket with potassium nitrate?

[Morganive]

anyone, please help me with my rocket. I had potassium nitrate but it is still not powerful enough to fly a rocket. could anybody help me where to find or at least buy ammonium perchlorate?

[RicardoGarciaPino]

IT IS powerfull enough. maybe you are doing your fuel the wrong way. you should review about it.

where i live i can buy pure kno3, but i learnt how to purify it.. also, give a try at using pure dextrose and a strong catalyst, like iron oxide, alluminium powder, ascorbic acid among others....

EPOXY rockets are very good too.

[bloutyben]

still need help?

[RicardoGarciaPino]

I really need to ask you  the rattio between the epoxy and the hardener...

[BobD1001]

The ratio of PBAN resin to Epoxy resin is 16.4 (PBAN) to 3.6 (Mr Fiberglass Brand Epoxy resin)

Bob

[Morganive]

please help me. where could i find ammonium perchlorate. or at least buy. I cannot buy it on the internet, im just 14 and im not yet allowed to do such things.

could you please help me.

[o0Dreamlike0o]

Stick with your potassium nitrate and look up many many videos on how to make rcandy. Knowledge is power =D

Try to keep your nozzle small.

I use uncooked rocket fuel, and have a 1" tube. For 1" I use a 4/5 mm nozzle.

Good luck!

[potassiumperchlorate]

beautiful burnrate!

What was the excact composition? It looks like the flame coloring agent is CuO...

I would love to make strobe rockets but I can't get AP. Would KClO3/KClO4 be a good substatude?

[BobD1001]

Thank you! The colorant/catalyst was CuO. I forget the exact composition, but I believe it was around 75% Ammonium Perchlorate, 25% epoxy resin/hardener, and an additional 4% CuO. I have been testing all different varients of propellant formulations, this was a pretty good one, although the Kn Ratio was quite low during initial testing.

[DHantuchova]

Hi there, so it didn't contain any aluminium?

[BobD1001]

My apologies, I just took a look at my formula sheet, and it contained 73% Ammonium Perchlorate, 5% Al (Dark Pyro), 23%Epoxy/hardener, and an additional 3% CuO.

[BobD1001]

sorry, meant to type 22% epoxy resin/hardener

[cobrasniper555]

The aluminum scares me. It sounds like one big firework for if something goes wrong on the burn rate, such as a shock wave. I suppose that's what the hardener is for? Were you worried about your first test? I'm also a customer of your guides from a while back (this summer I believe).

[bustincapz]

nice (hand) job man

[SS4Gogeta2121]

hahaha very nice. and with a nozzle i bet that would go fuckin high especially at night! Man u better psot a vid with that sucker

[BobD1001]

Will do, as soon as I can get these suckers to stop CATOing or blowing the nozzles.

[alabaska182]

very nice! that would look sick in the air!