Methanol Cannon Demonstrations Revisited

• Lisa S. Jutte ^[2] ; David A. Dolson ^[1] ; Michael E. Dolson ^[1] ; Michael R. Hall ^[1] ; Rubin Battino ^[1]
  1. [1] Wright State University

     Wright State University

     City of Dayton, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Northmont High School, Clayton
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 72, Nº 8 (August), 1995, págs. 732-733
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The methanol "cannon" is a popular demonstration where emphasis is placed on a vapor-phase explosive mixture simulating the explosions occurring in a car engine when a cylinder is filled with a fuel mixture from a carburetor. Here we describe two interesting variations to the demonstration. The first is a "chain" reaction using real metal chains. The second involves using easily available components to produce sequential explosions that can be musical in nature.