TM 31-210
Improvised Munitions Handbook
| Section V |
No. 4-4 |
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GELLED FLAME FUELS |
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EGG SYSTEMS |
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| The white of any bird egg can be used to gel gasoline for use as a flame fuel which will adhere to target surfaces. | |
| MATERIALS REQUIRED: | |||
| Parts by Volume | Ingredient | How Used | Common Source |
| 85 | Gasoline | Motor fuel Stove fuel Solvent |
Gas station Motor vehicles |
| 14 | Egg Whites | Food Industrial processes |
Food store Farms |
| Any one of the following: | |||
| 1 | Table Salt | Food Industrial processes |
Sea water Natural brine Food store |
| 3 | Ground Coffee | Food | Coffee plant Food store |
| 3 | Dried Tea Leaves | Food | Tea plant Food store |
| 3 | Cocoa | Food | Cacao tree Food store |
| 2 | Sugar | Sweetening foods Industrial processes |
Sugar cane Food store |
| 1 | Saltpeter (Niter) (Potassium Nitrate) |
Pyrotechnics Explosives Matches Medicine |
Natural Deposits Drug store |
| 1 | Epsom salts | Medicine Mineral water Industrial processes |
Natural deposits Kieserite Drug store Food store |
| 2 | Washing soda (Sal soda) |
Washing cleaner Medicine Photography |
Food store Drug store Photo supply store |
| 1 1/2 | Baking soda | Baking Manufacture of: Beverages, Mineral waters, and Medicine |
Food store Drug store |
| 1 1/2 | Aspirin | Medicine | Drug store Food store |
| PROCEDURE: |
| CAUTION: Make sure that there are no open flames in the area when mixing the flame fuel. NO SMOKING! |
| 1. Separate egg white from yolk. this can be done by breaking the egg into a dish and carefully removing the yolk with a spoon. |
| NOTE: DO NOT GET THE YELLOW EGG YOLK MIXED INTO THE EGG WHITE. If egg yolk gets into the egg white, discard the egg. |
| 2. Pour egg white into a jar, bottle, or other container and add gasoline. |
| 3. Add the salt (or other additive) to the mixture and stir occasionally until gel forms (about 5 to 10 minutes). |
| NOTE: A thick gelled flame fuel can be obtained by putting the capped jar in hot (65oC) water for about 1/2 hour and then letting them cool to room temperature. (DO NOT HEAT THE GELLED FUEL CONTAINING COFFEE). |