System and method for a heated gas cylinder assembly
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorEric McFarland
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a heated gas cylinder assembly are disclosed. The heated gas cylinder assembly may comprise a cylinder shell and a heat exchanger disposed within the cylinder shell. The heat exchanger and the cylinder shell may define an interior chamber configured to hold a gas mixture. The heat exchanger may comprise an inner bore configured to receive a pyrotechnic composition. In response to igniting the pyrotechnic composition, the heat exchanger may provide thermal conduction to the gas mixture. The gas mixture may be simultaneously heated and released, or the gas mixture may be preheated before release.
Claims5
A method of releasing a heated gas mixture, comprising:
- igniting a pyrotechnic composition, wherein the pyrotechnic composition is dispersed within an inner bore of a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger is disposed within a gas cylinder, and the gas cylinder and the heat exchanger define an interior chamber comprising a gas mixture;
- heating, by the heat exchanger, the gas mixture to create the heated gas mixture, wherein the heat exchange comprises a heat exchanger spoke extending radially outward from the heat exchanger;
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- releasing the heated gas mixture from an outlet of the gas cylinder, wherein the heat exchanger and the heat exchanger spoke are in fluid communication with the outlet, and wherein the outlet is in fluid communication with the interior chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.