On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:44:39 -0700, Bashir Salamti
wrote:

Real military smoke grenades are filled with terephthalic acid.

When I was in college we made smoke cookies with one part potassium
nitrate, 2 parts powdered coffee creamer, mix with a little water,
bake in a muffin pan at 275 degrees for an hour. Use the little paper
muffin cups to line the pan so you can get them out. Dense whte
smoke, lasts for about 3 mintues. Light with a model rocket igniter.

The formula you may be looking for is called "HC" and was used by the
militay through Viet Nam. Hexachloroethane 45%, Zinc Oxide 45%,
aluminum powder 10%. 8 oz. makes 100,000 cubic feet of dense,
gray/white smoke. Use a model rocket igniter, make sure the aluminum
powder is really, really REALLY fine (not machine shop shavings) or it
won't light. The smoke itself is zinc chloride. Other variations are

Hexachloroethane 53%
Zinc Dust 44%
Magnesium Oxide 3%

Hexachloroethane 45%
Zinc Oxide 45%
Calcium Silicide 10%
This is an interesting formula. In addition to producing a zinc
chloride smoke, it also forms silicon tetrachloride which reacts with
moisture in the air to produce silicic acid which is a smoke agent in
itself.

Hexachloroethane 40 - 45%
Zinc Oxide 20 - 40%
Ammonium Perchlorate 35 - 10%
Powdered Charcoal 5%
This is a newer formula and is mixed after being dampened with a 5%
PVC solution (use PVC pipe primer as a solvent). The rate of burning
depends on the amount of ammonium perchlorate. The smoke consists of
ammonium chloride, and zinc chloride.



Bashir
you are bang on the money.
we found a partial description of the canister that matches your HC to
a tee. the calcium silicide recipe is interesting as well.
thanks a million
Stealth Pilot