01/05/2004

Magnesium as a fuel additive

Skylighters sells 2 micron magnesium for fireworks.

Naca SPECIFICALLY SAID REPEATEDLY that the Magnesium Power they were
using was 2 Micron and even published a Tech Note on how to make 2
Micron.

Course, they actually did it so there data is obviously useless.


> >	According to my pyrotechnic mad scientist the he Mg powder size is 20
> >micron or ~.0008". That should get through the injector screen and the
> >nozzle orifice but I cannot say that it would go through the filters.
> >More inforemation should be at http://www.space-rockets.com/chemical.html