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Revision as of 16:18, 20 May 2019
Welcome to the Pyrotechnics 101
This is a planning page for a future course to be taught at Monmouth College. The course will be taught by a chemistry professor and the campus' lead electrician.
The rules that regulate the fireworks in the state of Illinois can be found here
Fireworks are classified as a hazardous material (HAZMAT) class 1.3. The United Nations classification system can be found here; the classification by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) can be found here. Consumer grade fireworks (where allowed are classified as 1.4.
Possible Textbooks
Fireworks Company
Both instructors are employees of J&M Displays
Topics
Chemistry
- Oxidizer (species being reduced)
- Potassium nitrate (2 NO3- --> N2 + 3 O2)
- Potassium Perchlorate
- Reducer (Fuel; species being oxidized)
- Magnesium powder (Mg--> Mg2+)
- Aluminum powder (Al --> Al3+)
- Mag/Al alloy (magnalium; raises flame temp)
- Sulfur (S --> SO2)
- Charcoal/carbon (C --> CO2)
- Effect/Color
- Strontium nitrate
- Calcium nitrate/carbonate (orange)
- Copper oxide (blue)
- Strontium chloride (red)
- Sodium silicate (orange/yellow)
- Barium acetate/carbonate (green)
- course magnesium (white sparks)
Burning mixture (potassium perchlorate+ red gum) Ammonium nitrate - explosive (nitrate is oxidizer and ammonium hydrogens are a reducer)
Heat output
Burning rate
Hygroscopic compounds best
Aerial Shells
- Shell (spherical)
- lift charge (black powder)
- Timing/delay fuse with "pass-fire tube")
- bursting charge
- effect (pellets)
Mortar tube fuse
Lab Activities
Week 1
ACS: The Chemistry of Fireworks, John A. Conkling, Ph.D. (6 min)
ACS: Fireworks: The Chemistry in the Color (2 min)
Week 2
Shell Design
How Fireworks Work: Ball Shells (4 mins)
TOP 10 AMAZING HOMEMADE FIREWORKS #1 (9 mins)
TOP 10 AMAZING HOMEMADE FIREWORKS #2 (10 mins)
TOP 10 AMAZING HOMEMADE FIREWORKS #3 (11 min)
Week 3
Shell Construction
7 Inch Double Petal Ballshell Rocket Heading, Experimental. See note below the video (52 mins)
Week 4
Rockets
Fireworks Rocket Master 2016 (22 mins)