Large flame?

[risc19]

Hello all!

I have a couple of successful combustion cannons and I was wondering the best way to get a large mussel flash out the end?
This is purely for looks so it doesn't actually need to have a projectile in the barrel (if that might help).


Any ideas fellas?

[TurboSuper]

Just use a very large chamber with a small barrel.

[Freefall]

Like TurboSuper said, just use a large chamber with a small barrel. In addition, set your mixture on the rich side.

Now:
Do you want a flame or a fireball?
If you put the ignition near the breech, you'll get a flame.
If you put the ignition as far from the breech as possible, you'll get a fireball.

[BigBang]

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[br]If you put the ignition near the breech, you'll get a flame.
If you put the ignition as far from the breech as possible, you'll get a fireball.
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Could you clarifiy this a bit for me. I'm not sure I follow. I too have thought of making some 4th of July noise & flame makers myself.

Thanks.

[Freefall]

If you put the ignition at the breech, you'll be blowing hot combustion gases out the muzzle, thus a flame.
If you put the ignition as far from the breech as possible, you'll blow out a cloud of combustible gases, followed by the flame front, thus a fireball.

[risc19]

Cool, thanks for your input guys!

[BigBang]

Ah, yes. I get it now. However, I've always just seen flames shoot out of the end of my barrels, and I tend to put the igintion point rearward. I suspect that with longer chambers this effect would be more pronounced.

I guess I was thinking of "fireball" something like in one of Joel's thunderpipe videos.

[spuzi14]

Is this going to show up during the day?

[TurboSuper]

Fuel choice is also going to make a difference. Propane would make a nice blue flame. The flammable components in aerosol may give you a slightly longer red flame.

[mik]

This could generate a short, strong flame.
change a shot barrel. 5cm-20cm. stuck a block of dry paper in the barrel and make sure it stucked tight and will move out only when gas presure reach half of device's max presure limit.
if your barrel is too big for stuck a block of dry paper. You will need a powerful mixture. like 02+C4H0.