AussieBombTech Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 I mixed some -325# with some damp black powder (the putty type when youre granulating) anyway. I decided to light some off and see what would happen, thinking it wouldnt burn, to my amazement it starts burning, and strobing and crackling. I think crackling due to the water but I cant work out why it burnt so steadily and strobed? Anyone have any ideas? Im going to put it in a gerb and see if I can make a strobing gerb
CrossOut Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 I'm willing to bet that the we mix made it burn slow enough to not produce a flame, when water boiled off heat increased and it would then consume the aluminum producing a flash and extinguishing the flame.. the cycle would then repeat.. even slightly wet bp will simply shoulder rather than producing a flame... Al probably already that up a little.
PhoenixRising Posted September 4, 2018 Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) Edited: Removed response, sorry. Edited September 4, 2018 by PhoenixRising
AussieBombTech Posted September 4, 2018 Author Posted September 4, 2018 I'm willing to bet that the we mix made it burn slow enough to not produce a flame, when water boiled off heat increased and it would then consume the aluminum producing a flash and extinguishing the flame.. the cycle would then repeat.. even slightly wet bp will simply shoulder rather than producing a flame... Al probably already that up a little.Yeah but it wasn’t smouldering. It was fully burning (slowly) but flashing. I think the magnalium was burning off and reacting with the water. I’ll do another test today and see what happens
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