Thiokol Corporation

Morton Thiokol Inc.

Calvin W Vriesen

Richard A Biddle

Ernest S Sutton

Stanley A Racik

Donald E Shaffer

Peter H Lucas

An integral turbofan/solid propellant gas generator air induction system features in a single device a solid propellant gas generator and a turbofan which are operative, when activated, even after long periods of storage, to take ambient air and compress it to the pressures required in emergency situations for preventing loss of life and valuable equipment, for example, the inflation of an aircraft slide.

Self-contained propellant driven turbofan

Incorporation of various flame coolants, particularly ferrous oxalate, cupric oxalate and submicron size Fe.sub.3 O.sub.4 in N,N'-dihydroxyethane diamide containing gas generants results in cooler flame temperature and reduced HCN content. Use of downstream coolants further reduces evolved gas temperature and also further reduces HCN content. Devices incorporating these propellants are useful inflators for many devices such as helicopter flotation bags, cargo pallet soft-landing bags, aircraft escape slides, inflatable life rafts and similar items. They are particularly suitable when these items must be man-rated.

Gas generator method for producing cool effluent gases with reduced

Gas generator composition for producing cool effluent gases with reduced

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Newark, DE, United States of America

Calvin W Vriesen