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Potato cannon and explosion physics
Heh, I missed that you said "abnormal".. I was tired..

The following link describes engine "deton ...
4-5-2009 at 10:43
by: 497
Potato cannon and explosion physics
[quote]Supossedly nonexplosive gasoline detonates under abnormal engine conditions of pressure/heat ...
2-5-2009 at 14:53
by: 497
Simple measurement of blast overpressures
It's true the pendulum setup would be much easier to calculate..

It doesn't really matter either ...
27-4-2009 at 23:51
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
You could probably do it.. Explosively disperse water and CaC2 together. You'd have to have a long d ...
24-4-2009 at 16:49
by: 497
Simple measurement of blast overpressures
Yes I like the diaphragm method!

I'm thinking it would be easiest to simply cover the opening of ...
23-4-2009 at 15:54
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
If it's a hot day, you have a large initiator, and you get the timing right, you might be able to pu ...
23-4-2009 at 14:57
by: 497
Simple measurement of blast overpressures
Yes a pendulum should work nicely, except it would have to be filmed by the high frame rate camera, ...
23-4-2009 at 01:10
by: 497
Simple measurement of blast overpressures
Hmm thanks vulture. That patent was interesting, but even more useful was that it led me to the belo ...
22-4-2009 at 20:08
by: 497
Simple measurement of blast overpressures
I'm looking for a simple, and hopefully reasonably accurate way to measure explosive overpressure (a ...
21-4-2009 at 01:10
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08010601casiof1.asp
18-4-2009 at 18:32
by: 497
Potato cannon and explosion physics
I know people who have run potato guns with acetylene. They say it works good..

It takes at least ...
18-4-2009 at 10:43
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
[quote]but wouldn't this mean that the initiating charge needs to be upscaled linearly with the amou ...
16-4-2009 at 18:44
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
I don't think adding AN would help at all for the sensitivity of the fuel cloud. Its not a particula ...
15-4-2009 at 17:13
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
It was even more impressive seeing it in person.. The videos just don't do it justice. But the high ...
12-4-2009 at 17:53
by: 497
'Cold sinks'
I doubt you're going to find something with a heat of fusion much better than water.. But having an ...
10-4-2009 at 00:53
by: 497
Methylamine question
^Agreed. There should be some kind of award or trophy..
10-4-2009 at 00:34
by: 497
Solvent Free Permanganate Oxidation of Diols
Not having a 5x excess of oxidizer might help the situation.. ;)

About the alumina, what kind wou ...
9-4-2009 at 11:47
by: 497
Solvent Free Permanganate Oxidation of Diols
Saerynide I think you misunderstood the ratios when you did your tests. I think the paper meant to s ...
9-4-2009 at 00:39
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
Well they do weigh 100 pounds... and move 1000 mph...

But really, they don't have to penetrate al ...
29-3-2009 at 20:44
by: 497
diethyl ether
I have recently found that diethyl ether is highly soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid. Accord ...
29-3-2009 at 18:47
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
Here it is. Also I took advantage of the lovely new multi-attach feature and attached another very i ...
29-3-2009 at 14:55
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
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I wonder then, since a 1:1 magnalium alloy is so brittle, how about packing a brisant HE in ...
27-3-2009 at 09:05
by: 497
Unconventional Shaped Charges
I'm curious, does anyone know if it would be possible to use a pyramide or tetrahedron shaped liner? ...
23-3-2009 at 09:53
by: 497
Preparation of ionic nitrites
That seems like a waste of good H2O2.. But other than that I don't see why it wouldn't work, if in f ...
20-3-2009 at 02:38
by: 497
Fuel-Air Explosives
[quote]
Those 300 g of ignition-charge are quite much[/quote]

Yes 300g would be more than enough ...
18-3-2009 at 15:24
by: 497
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