Tuning the performance of compressed gas-containing inflators

• Main Authors: JOHNSON MATTHEW SCOTT, RINK LINDA M, RINK KARL K, DINSDALE CHARLES PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.08.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; EXPLOSIVES; GAS-ATTACK COMPOSITIONS; GENERATION OF GAS FOR BLASTING OR PROPULSION (CHEMICAL PART); MATCHES; MEANS FOR GENERATING SMOKE OR MIST; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

An inflator apparatus wherein the molecular weight of the gas mixture therein contained is manipulated by varying the relative amounts of the various constituents thereof. Through such manipulation and tight control of gas mixture molecular weight, the performance of the inflator can be properly tun...