Sugar mix, also known as candy propellant is a popular fuel in amateur rocketry, great for beginners because of the availability of the ingredients. It is comprised of Pottasium nitrate ( saltpetre, KNO3 ) and Sugar ( basic powdered sugar ). It basically works like this: the saltpetre provides the oxygen, and the Sugar the fuel.
It can be mixed in 3 ways, dry mixing is the safest and the easiest to make, it basically is mixing the Sugar and Saltpetre in the right ratio.
The ratio is ( by weight )
65% Pottasium nitrate ( saltpetre, KNO3 )
35% Sugar
There is also the mixing by melting. It uses the same ratio as previously mentioned.
Instructions coming within this week
And there is the wet mixing, which creates powdered candy propellant, which is creates a propellant as powerful as the melting, but without the risk.
Instructions coming within this week, i am also going to upload pictures
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