Qinetiq Limited

Gary Owen Mepstead

Darren Paul Scattergood

Peter Brian Jones

Darren Jonathan Browning

A man portable hydrogen source, the source comprising one or more hydrogen generating elements (), an ignition control system () and a pressure vessel (). Each hydrogen generating element comprises a pellet holder () provided with one or more recesses and a thermal insulation layer () to reduce heat transfer to adjacent hydrogen generating elements; wherein at least one recess contains a pellet () of a chemical mixture which on thermal decomposition evolves hydrogen gas; wherein the ignition control system comprises one or more ignitors (), associated with an individual pellet (), and activation means to activate the ignitors; and wherein the evolved hydrogen and hydrogen generating elements are contained within the pressure vessel.

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Gosport, United Kingdom

Gary Owen Mepstead