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Combustion in see-through potato cannon at 20.000 fps.

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:30 am
by FBeyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TNSUIsjdpY

This. Looks. So. F*******. AWESOME!!!
*hysterical giggling* IT NEVER GETS OLD!

Re: Combustion in see-through potato cannon at 20.000 fps.

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:29 am
by saving-10-years
For DS's 15th birthday we made him a potato cannon - but not nearly as cool as this one. This would be the upgrade.

Re: Combustion in see-through potato cannon at 20.000 fps.

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:04 am
by Sclass
Thanks for sharing. Amazing to see the dynamics going on in there.

I always thought these things were weak because they did not compress the charge like an engine before ignition.

Wow was I wrong. This video is clearly showing a "supercharging" effect as the combustion in the center is compressing the unburnt mixture. Wow.