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DeadFX's Ammonium Perchlorate blues


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Name of composition: Deadfx's blue fire

Composition Type: colored fire

Creator: Deadfx

Color/Effect: blue colored flame

The Composition: (by weight)

 

I believe this is a video of the second compisition... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wP2ARXldqA

 

Compisition # 1 Small flame sluggish burn rate

Ammonium Perchlorate 55% 200 microns

Glycine 15%*

Hexamine 15%

Copper Sulfate 15%

 

Compisition #2 larger flame variable burn rate

Ammonium Perchlorate 60% 200 microns

Copper Tartrate 20%

Hexamine 20%*

+ very small amount of Water. Addition of water seems to some how improve burn rate for this compisition[up until a certain point of course]. The addition of water increases temperature of the mix slightly. 1-3 mL of water per 10grams should suffice prehaps a little more

 

5% of this chemical can be removed and replaced with 5% aluminum or benzoic acid to improve flame brightness. Aluminum causes the flame to look more of a sky blue while benzoic acid sometimes causes a "rainbow fire". Benzoic acid is more beneficial to the 2nd compisition.

 

Both compisitiosn can be easily ignited by a butane torch.

 

Any Precautions/Incompatabilities: Compisition #1 seems to be safe but do not assume it is harmless. As mentioned eariler the addition of water causes Compisition #2 to warm up ever so slightly and increases burn rate. IN large amounts this temperature increase might be extremely dangerous however in small quantities(10grams maybe more) it should not pose a danger. STORE THIS COmpisition at your own risk.

 

Precedure/Preparation:

Add fuels first then oxidizer and stirr. If you wish to add water do that at the very end.

 

 

Will get pictures of both compisitions but I will not provide a comparision of aluminum vs benzoic vs standard(limited chemicals). I have a video[quicktime] to but I am ignorant as where to upload it to..

 

 

UPDATE: HERE are two pictures of compisition #1 ... I will be testing #2 very soon and will have pictures within 30 minutes (hopefully)

 

Compistion #1

 

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2940/compisition1pic1lp0.jpg

 

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9992/compisition1pic2nd6.jpg

 

Compistion #2

This picture doesn't do this baby justice. The flame is very impressive in real life. Im thinking of replacing some of the hexamine with a cooler burning fuel to produce a richer blue... ENJOY

 

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/358/compisition2pic1bl1.jpg

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  • 2 months later...

Today I replaced the binders + hexamine with polybutadiene/Der epoxy in these ratios...

 

2.5 grams Pban

.5 grams epoxy

2.5 grams Copper tartrate

11grams AMmonium Perchlorate

 

This mixture burned really fast. A few seconds after igniton the mixture errupted into a blue ball of fire.

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That's a nice flame DeAdFX. It is a blue flame like mumbles said.

I like the orange colour on the tip of the flame with the blue underneath.

That rock looks like it's been used a lot. :D

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