Laughing Gas

[deceased vitality]

Alright, I wanted to post here because the person posting under the homo phobe right now is not the original homo phobe. I have a new username and gave mine to my brother.

[firetime27]

at what temp does ammonium nitrate decompose to N2O and water?

[deceased vitality]

Google it.

[Yodalover]

was your post really necessary other than to insult us and call us noob

I don't believe he used the word "noob" in his post.

[the homo phobe]

He didn't have to use the word noob in the derogatory sentence, though it was meant subconsciously. lol, I can read minds through the internet... who wants me to tell them what they are thinking?...

Oops, just got this thread more of topic. :XD

[firetime27]

jesus christ stop saying google it. i came here to get an answer. if you dont know dont say anything. now does anyone now what temp ammonium nitrate decomposes at?

[Cuddles]

ammonium nitrate undergoes thermal decomposition when heated to temperatures above about 150ºF and, under certain conditions, some of which are mentioned below, this decomposition may become dangerous; because ammonium nitrate is usually stored in very large quantities, it has the potential to escalate an ordinary fire into an event approaching disaster proportions and for this reason, even a very small probability of occurrence cannot be ignored;

got that from some google'd site using the google search of: ammonium nitrate decomposition at degrees

[N2O]

fire, I think the rubber you need is a butadiene compound simliar to that used in good quality non silica tyres. The temp is sort of strange because it will decompose at temps around 150*C, but with common contaminants such as NaCl it can decompose lower.
Also, be aware that at HIGH temps the N2O can decompose into very harmful NOx. If you notice brown evolution of gas, move away quickly.

I was just confirming the NOS statement for everyone else.

As far as N2O- rubber hybrid rockets go, there isn't a lot of information available on the subject. I don't know if you need a particular ignition, because the reaction may be exergonic enough to occur spontaneously.
You'd have to to do some experimentation.

However, for a rocket the NH4NO3 decomposition to yield N2O will not be sufficient because I believe the N2O pressure must be quite high in the combustion chamber to force the reaction to product.

Hope that helps.

[firetime27]

it helps alot! well i guess il scratch using AN and go to airgas and buy a bottle of N2O.

[WoWAddict]

Yeah, laughing gas (also knows as NOX) is mostly a propellant or a coolant. You could try to get your hands on a NOX tank they use in streetracing, but they're expensive.

Just for the record, the name is NOS, not NOX. lol. XD

I am most familiar with NOS as well but NOX is also correct for it stands for
"N"itrous "OX"ide