Flame Thrower Fuels

Abstract

Investigation was made covering various methods of obtaining thickened fuels for use in flame throwers, the purpose of this thickening was to provide a fuel having a high calorific value, ready ignitability, adhesiveness, resistance to disintegration in flight, and stability in storage. Tests were made on thickened fuels obtained by suspensions of small particles of combustible solids in the fuel base, emulsions of gasoline with various liquids, and gasoline gels. The possible variations in the Napalm (aluminum soaps of coconut, naphthenic and oleic acids) formula, the effect of water and free acid, and soap complexity on gasoline gels are given. It was concluded that soaps made from cheaper and more readily obtainable sources of acid could be substituted for the standard Napalm acids.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1944
Accession Number
ADA801547

Entities

People

  • E. R. White
  • R. D. Dawson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Calorific Value
  • Chemical Products
  • Chemical Reactants
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemistry
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Equations
  • Fatty Acids
  • Inhibition
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Mixtures
  • Molecules
  • National Security
  • Oleic Acid

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.