Winston
Lorenzo von Matterhorn
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Strange! Cool photo. Hopefully someone can explain this before my brain explodes. Is this how H2O2/Kerosene normally burns?
Yep, that's a characteristic of H2O2 propelled rockets. Consider - H2O2 -> H2O. My comment about this being "bizarre" was not related to not understanding why it was so, but because it's unusual for the rockets we typically see.I found it, what is happening and why it is invisible:
https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/island-...e-attractions/needles-rocket-testing-station/
"With engine makers Armstrong Siddley, Saunders Roe adapted this motor for space operations and evolved special methods to fabricate the large, lightweight tanks needed to hold the propellant which made up some 90% of the rocket's total mass. Of special concern was the need to maintain cleanliness and chemical purity when dealing with high-test peroxide which reacts rapidly with most substances by violently separating into very high temperature steam and oxygen. The high test hydrogen peroxide (H3O2) ignited instantly on contact with kerosene into super heated steam that could propel the missile faster than the speed of sound, but with an almost invisible flame wake."
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