1 of 6

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

The Combustion Of Isopropyl Alcohol

Published on Mar 17, 2016

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

MINI CANNON

THE SAME SCIENCE USED FOR COMBUSTION POTATO GUNS!
2.

MAJOR PARTS

  • 90 percent Isopropyl alcohol
  • Piezoelectric igniter
  • Alcohol is the fuel for the cannon
  • Piezoelectric igniter starts the combustion
3.

PIEZOELECTRICITY

  • Discovered by Jacques and Pierre Curie in 1880
  • Some minerals generate electricity under stress
  • Example: Quartz
  • Igniter works by striking quartz
  • Inverse Piezoelectric effect
4.

COMBUSTION

2(C3H8O) + 13(O2) ---> 6(CO2) + 16(H2O)
Photo by onkel_wart (thomas lieser)
5.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

  • The alcohol in the air ignites
  • Creates a rapidly expanding mass of air
  • The air creates pressure inside the chamber
  • With nowhere to go the air forces the projectile out the barrel
  • The barrel leads the projectile towards a target
6.

SOURCES

Friend of Haiku Deck