re: Using Thermite to Drop Suspension Bridges...and U.S. plans to
There are various formulations for thermite. The one I like best uses barium peroxide, sulphur and very finely divided aluminum (paint pigment works great). Thermite is nice cause its not explosive or shock sensitive and can be ignited by a simple green fireworks fuse.
I would be interested to see that formula. I thought I knew them all, but all the thermite formulas I know require at least a two-stage initiator or a direct blowtorch flame. Also, the formulas I've seen prescribe much larger particle sizes than the colloidal range used in pigments, to keep reaction rates reasonable. Marc de Piolenc keyser-soze@hushmail.com wrote:
There are various formulations for thermite. The one I like best uses barium peroxide, sulphur and very finely divided aluminum (paint pigment works great).
At 11:05 +0800 2001/11/03, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote:
I would be interested to see that formula. I thought I knew them all, but all the thermite formulas I know require at least a two-stage initiator or a direct blowtorch flame.
You might want to do some research on 'thermite welding" -- it's a great way to put wires together as well: http://www.corrpro.com/catalog/itm_idx/53.htm -- J. Eric Townsend -- http://www.spies.com/jet Were you in USASSG/ACSI/MACV in Vietnam, 1967-1970? Drop me a line if so...
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