SUGAR:
The sugar is the fuel of the rocket as I have said. The sugar(s) that is used can be different but the classic but sucrose is common and works well. Some of my rockets may contain different sugars too. Sorbitol is a good sugar that makes a nice burn and burns slow, whitch can be good or bad, and it can be use as an other part of the engine.
Sugars with 2 oxygen parts, such as fructose and glucose, are less stable and sometimes caramelize when overheated, but have a lower melting point for ease of preparation. Sugars that only have alcohol groups, like sorbitol, are much less prone to this.
Thats about it for the basics on the sugar i will ad more as time goes on:)
The sugar is the fuel of the rocket as I have said. The sugar(s) that is used can be different but the classic but sucrose is common and works well. Some of my rockets may contain different sugars too. Sorbitol is a good sugar that makes a nice burn and burns slow, whitch can be good or bad, and it can be use as an other part of the engine.
Sugars with 2 oxygen parts, such as fructose and glucose, are less stable and sometimes caramelize when overheated, but have a lower melting point for ease of preparation. Sugars that only have alcohol groups, like sorbitol, are much less prone to this.
Thats about it for the basics on the sugar i will ad more as time goes on:)