Making more smoke BP

[passgas]

If I was to use a 10 parts charcoal with 15 parts sulfur will it produce more smoke than the 15 parts charcoal, 10 parts sulfur BP? Blank loads for a cannon. Another thing. What would happen with a blank load of green meal BP? Slower burning? More smoke or fire?

[pyrokid]

To the first question, I would expect more smoke. Your proposed formula both (a) moves away from the stoichiometric "ideal" ratio of black powder constituents and (b ) increases the proportion of sulfur to KNO3. I would expect (a) to slow down the burning and (b ) to increase the amount of solid potassium sulfide in the smoke cloud.

 

To the second question, I would expect more smoke and a larger fireball. The green meal should burn slower than the standard cannon powder, giving a more visible muzzle flash and more smoke from less efficient burning.

Edited November 25, 2022 by pyrokid

[passgas]

I think for the sake of using what I have on hand I will do a 4 0z of riced bp with 4 oz of milled green meal. I will

report what happens.

[cmjlab]

I would think the green meal would be more of a slow rolling fireball with not much of a bang.... But then again I don't have a cannon!

 

Charles

[Richtee]

Shit... yer using 8 OZ of powder and ain’t got enough smoke or fire? What you shooting- a 16” off the Missouri?

Edited November 27, 2022 by Richtee

[passgas]

Shit... yer using 8 OZ of powder and ain’t got enough smoke or fire? What you shooting- a 16” off the Missouri?

No . Eight ounces is one of the lighter loads being shot in the group I run with. They normally push 12 to 14 ounces. .For my cannon since it is

a mountain howitzer I run with 8 ounces and use 10 to grab more attention.

[passgas]

I tried the 4 oz meal plus 4 oz of riced powder and it was not worth wasting the powder for the bang. I did get a good bang going 8 oz bp with 4 oz carbon stars.

It will be the night time load for now own. Also a 12 oz load of bp using lump charcoal did give it a good flame Maybe due to load size though.

[Richtee]

If you want attention, get ahold of some 8-ish mesh sponge Ti. Just remember it’s like flaming birdshot tho Guaranteed to light up the night. And a gloomy day too.