Ignition of hydrogen balloons by model-rocket-engine igniters

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 774-

  Hartman, Nicholas T ^a   Vitz, Ed ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMONSTRATIONS; EXPLODING WIRES; HYDROGEN; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES;

MODEL-ROCKET-ENGINE IGNITERS;

IGNITION;

EID: 0037778591     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p774     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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4. If the igniters are not available locally they can be easily obtained from online vendors. The following sites are recommended: http://www.ehobbies.com (accessed Apr 2003), http.//www.discountrocketry.com (accessed Apr 2003), http://www.questrockets.com (accessed Apr 2003).
5. Vitz, E. Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA. Personal communication, August 2002.
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