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How much BP is needed for a 3lb standard BP coreburner rocket?


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Please give me some numbers. I know this depends on a lot of factors, charcoal type, pressure ect.

 

What does your notebooks say?

 

How much fuel can you approximately press into a standart 3lb BP motor?

How much more for nozzleless?

Posted

Tough question to answer! According to my notes, my last #3, nozzleless, Universal Hybrid, all BP motor (2012) was 158g of fuel. That sounds right because I recall only getting three motors from a pound of BP.

 

Using a standard BP tool set, I bet its closer to 200g.

Posted

So about 200g.

Is that nozzleless?

 

 

I just need a strong engine for my projekts, and since here in europe perchlorate is beginning to get rare I have to get power from BP alone. Thus I need big motors. This will eat up a lot nitrate though.

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Posted (edited)

My traditional 3# BP rockets took 109 g. of BP propellant (Your Milage May Vary). I haven't made end-burn three pounders yet (unless you count whistle rockets, but I use 1/2 length tubes for them [5" long, same ID and OD])

 

WSM B)

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Posted (edited)

I see your numbers vary a lot.

 

 

Using a standard BP tool set, I bet its closer to 200g.

Dagabu, is that nozzleless too?

 

Compared to WSMs statement of 109g its a huge difference

 

 

ddewees:

how much nozzle material is in there and whats the tubes weight? About 80-100g i guess?

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Posted (edited)
The tube weighs 92 grams... No nozzle. Edited by ddewees
Posted

Tough question to answer! According to my notes, my last #3, nozzleless, Universal Hybrid, all BP motor (2012) was 158g of fuel. That sounds right because I recall only getting three motors from a pound of BP.

 

Using a standard BP tool set, I bet its closer to 200g.

 

 

I see your number vary a lot.

 

Dagabu, is that nozzleless too?

 

Compared to WSMs statement of 109g its a huge difference

 

 

ddewees:

how much nozzle material is in there and whats the tubes weight? About 80-100g i guess?

.

 

Read the whole quote next time... ;)

Posted

Sorry :blush:

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Sometimes things are too obvious in front of you, so that you do not see them ;)

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