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by PCGUY » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:54 pm » in Combustion Cannons
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I've been wanting to get in some spud shooting action this fall before the weather got cold. I know it's been a while since I filmed anything for...

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thank you for creating this website is there anything i can do to help
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HYBRID FUELING 101

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by SpudBlaster15 » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:56 pm
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Part 1: Using traditional hybrid fuel meters correctly

Question: How many of those who have constructed hybrid launchers have used either an online...

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thank you this is so helpfull!!
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The Hubbrid

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by Hubb » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:40 pm

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Like the name?

This is my first hybrid launcher, thanks to this site. It's nothing fancy, but it is my first and I am proud of it.

I've not taken...

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i will love if/when you come back with upgrades :)

like a damage video/pics and some other interesting stuff..
of some reason this is one of the...

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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:36 am
the JAUSH (in operational stage)[[[[UPDATES 28/3/2008]]]]

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by sniperjosh » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:20 am
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Hi all, just thought i share my cannon with the community.

Name: JAUSH ( J osh's aus sie h ybrid)

Description: small bore, high mixture hybrid....

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damage aswell :)

sthorne kidding with you, he meant you slacked on the image taking .
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Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:25 am
Hybrid Fan

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by Hubb » Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:31 pm

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While asking questions about my hybrid, I touched on the topic of a fan. It was immediately noted that a fan would be destroyed in a hybrid. It was...

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Hmm, a second or two still seems wrong to me, the instant my finger pushes the trigger, there is a boom :wink:. What mixtures does this happen at?

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Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:51 am
Frocksie's Hybrid

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by frocksie » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:40 pm
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After having conquered a combustion gun and piston valve, I decided to make a hybrid both for the power and cool factor.

Without further ado, here...

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It looks a lot like my first design.
Probably over half of the hybrids on this site do :)
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:38 pm
Pressure drop across burst disc plain

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by D_Hall » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:06 pm

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In the world of pnuematic guns, the efficiency of one's valve is very important. Low efficiency valves result in large pressure drops across the...

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on a side note, D_hall do you know of any programs out now which calculate the performance of hybrids (like ur ggdt does for penumatics).
Well,...

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Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:57 am
noob question by spudfarm

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by SpudFarm » Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:56 pm
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i make it fast..
on like 20x mix in a hybrid why does not the propane become liquid?
does there have to be 100% propane under pressure to become in...

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2) Order KNO3 and KMnO4.
3) Purchase enough brass media to fill my 6 x 9 PVC ball mill jar.

Getting ready for summer already I see :D
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Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:06 pm
Gasoline stochiometric mixture.

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by Necrosis » Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:19 pm

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What is the perfect mix of air and gasoline in percentage of gasoline for the given volume?

I found that a ratio of 14:1 was best or something.. but...

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My mom uses really tiny syringes for her reuma, I figured i'd use those.. but.. that's a really tiny amount.

I might just use a buthane lighter and...

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Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:13 pm
Hybrid Design and Questions

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by tyrant_bb » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:48 pm

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Alright... so I made a basic combustion spud gun and it works great. I realize I should have more experience with spud guns than 3 shots with 1...

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OK I know most of this now, except for the propane meter. I'm using Fuel Tool to find this out now...

When it asks for atmospheric pressure, is...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:33 pm
Mini hybrid => help?

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by CpTn_lAw » Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:44 am

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Hey everybody! This afternoon i have some time, so i decided to try an make a really mini hybrid. Ok, first, it's all steel, 1/2 chamber, i inject...

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well thank you all for your tips, i'm gonna try everything you suggested right after lunch ^^ . i'll keep you posted with the advancements.
btw,...

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Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:49 am
Hybrid I think.

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by jjjd » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:19 pm

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Hey guys, I have always wanted to build a small but strong portable hybrid, so My idea was to make it like Fnord's Hybrid and use a vertical piston...

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Okay, well the way I understand the piston is off the chamber instead? Im sorry but that is all I get, I have no idea as to how a regular piston...

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Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:35 pm
What does 1X, 2X, 3X, etc. mean?

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by D_Hall » Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:38 am

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READ BEFORE YOU ANSWER!

OK, nominally speaking 1X is a stoichiometric mix of fuel and air at 1 atmosphere pressure. 2X is at 2 atmospheres. 3X at...

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I don't believe anyone actually does mixes according to their local atmospheric pressure.

Multiples of 1atm (being 14.7psi) perhaps rounded to a...

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Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:30 pm
Triangle strips. Anybody got any experience with 'em?

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by D_Hall » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:51 am

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So I've been working on the Pipe Dream design trying to firm up combustion properties and the like. In talking to an online friend on another...

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@_Fnord

That might work BUT
In the runup pipe the flame front is slow and slowly increases pressure over the whole chamber.
When the chamber finally...

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Last post by psycix
Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:51 pm
hybrid fueling

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by pat123 » Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:28 am

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I know that you use 4.2% propane and the rest air. when you go to 2x do you use 8.4% and so on?

how much pressure of each would you use. there...

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so if I use one bar i use 4.2% of that and if I use 6 bar use 4.2% of that also right?

Take the total volume of gases in your chamber (converted...

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Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:38 pm
DDT video!!!

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by SpudFarm » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:13 pm
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i did a easy search on youtube and got some results...
(look at other videos of this guy)

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potatoflinger: i posted the video to show the difference between deflagration and detonation.
I was just posting the fast one for those that are...
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Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:44 pm
hybrid preview

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by pat123 » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:07 pm
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this is my hybrid so far, i still have a ways to go. I just wanted you guys to look it over to make sure all of the parts look ok. I need to add the...

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the sparkplug doesn't work. when i filled the fitting with hot glue, it melted the electrical tape around the electrode so the spark hits the side of...
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Last post by Hubb
Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:46 pm
full sized GB hybrid

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by SpudFarm » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:42 pm
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i am looking into making my next cannon. i have totally stopped making combustions and pneumatics so from now on it is hybrids.

some basic...

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whhhoa 10x :shock:
you should get to mach two :P

my goal for all of my cannons/hybrids is SOS.
a GB at the speed of sound should be interesting...
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Last post by SpudFarm
Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:34 pm
Chamber Fan Effects Separation?

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by D_Hall » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:10 pm
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Everybody agrees that chamber fans are a Good Thing.

Mechanisms appear twofold....

1) Better fuel/air mixing.

2) Induction of a turbulent flame...

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Jimmy: precisely.

The way this thread is developing, I feel the need to get some smoke, a camera, a fan, and a clear 4 tube.

I suppose the tube...
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Last post by jimmy101
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:03 pm
Peak pressure measurement.

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by D_Hall » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:27 pm
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OK, so in the Pipe Dream thread I mentioned that I've got access to high speed pressure transducers (20 kHz response). They're neato toys, but...

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DigiBar PE 200 by HBM. This units give continuous pressure, tare function, stores min and max pressure in memory until cleared. Also graphs...
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Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:59 pm
More noob questions

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by ROCK SOLID » Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:45 am
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Hey i just thought of something since Hybrid cannons need pressuried air and propane to make it work why dont they use pressurised pure
oxygen....

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Firstly, BigGrib, oxygen is a diatomic gas, consisting only of oxygen atoms. It is quite stable, and will not violently decompose at ANY...
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Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:31 am
Hybrid

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by pat123 » Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:17 pm
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I decided to build a hybrid for my next gun and I just wanted to run my design by the forum.
thanks,
pat

ps. should any steel pipe work? my Lowes...

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spudblaster i will buy one of you to get rid of the mess on my hybrid!
(then i got shocked before i did the shots on the in the world of spuds today...
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Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:58 am
engine gun

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by SpudFarm » Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:33 pm
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something hit me (like always)
i use an petrol engine with two cylinders and... the pic says it all.

questions: will it be worth to be the one and...

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Spudfarm: Have you considered a diesel type approach?

Why not have a combustible mixture in a piston with a burst disk to the barrel and ram a...
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Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:42 pm
Chamber Volume

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by shiftyguy » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:00 am
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I have noticed many/most of the Hybrids are small in chamber volume. I was considering making one 3 x 14 . Is this too big, what are the guidelines...

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if you got the mony needed... build it and play it safe :)
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Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:29 am
need of fan?

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by SpudFarm » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:27 am

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look at the picture

do i need a fan? i thought i don't bechause the compressed air coming in mixed it for you.

i did the first handheld shot today...

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A chronometer is the only reliable way to tell if you've reached the SOS. Listening, or recording, down range has the problem of how much the round...

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Last post by jimmy101
Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:45 pm
A Few Hybrid Questions

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by Hubb » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:01 am
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Apart from my pneumatic project, I want to construct me a hybrid. Now, I've never built a hybrid but I do know the principles of such. I'm looking at...

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Seems quite normal, the material used to make those lids is rather brittle, as such it most likely is shattering into many pieces, this is good as...
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Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:38 am
hybrid questions

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by imthefreak2 » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:15 pm

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hi everyone. Me and my friends are planning to build a hybrid cannon soon and we're trying to get some of the basic parts. We were thinking of...

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if you even think of walking down the street on PUBLIC PROPERTY with a gigantic hybrid spudgun, you are not in your right state of mind and should...

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:54 pm

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