KMnO4+XX hypergol ignition

[h0lx]

Ideally people would discuss the different fuels, that ignite on contact with potassium permanganate. The ignition method is nice, when testing larger amounts of powerful compostions(Like I ignited 3g of flash yesterday).

 

I did some experiments on this:

a scoop of KMnO4 was put on 2 pieces of Al foil. to each, 3ml of either MEG or glycerine was added.

 

Glycerine took 63 seconds to ignite. MEG took only 25 seconds and burned much more fierce, I think it it because it is much more volatile, it reacts faster.

 

Now to your experiences and ideas. I would like to hear different fuels, that have worked.

[Swany]

My friend has used ethylene glycol apparently with success, rather it was an antifreeze, so it also contained other stuff, like propylene glycol. Something you may want to try.