FIREWOOD DEATH ROCKET!

[sweattechjet]

Knowing that you can put nitrous oxide or oxygen through just about anything and make it burn made me wonder about firewood. I taking an old metal container put some wood in it and injected some oxygen and had the metal container start to melt on me. So what about regular firewood? Or a presto log? There is a lot of logging up in the Eastern Washington northern Idaho area and several companies that make Presto logs. Maybe build some sort of interesting rocket motorcycle or four wheeler?

I watch the episode of few times with Mythbusters in the Confederate hybrid rocket and gets me going each time.

I know that it comes down to energy density and how well fuel is consumed.

What do you think?

[Richard OConnell]

It would be interesting to see built, no doubt. I'm not sure how well it would work in all honesty, but make sure you take video

[CH3NO2]

Wood will work as a fuel but my guess is the regression rate will be really low.

It may be possible to improve the regression rate by using a low density wood like balsa.
You could potentially saturate the balsa with oil, diesel or even wax for higher energy density and regression rate.

[jeffreyguy]

If you were to have a hollow cylindrical presto log, possibly saturated with a hydrocarbon and pass oxygen gas through the centre hole it should combust at least well enough to do something and might produce some thrust if contained like a regular hybrid rocket with a delaval nozzle