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US 10,640,432 B2Granted
Ignition system
AssigneeAerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
InventorSamuel Schlueter
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Abstract
An ignition system includes a multi-metallic ignition body that has at least two metallic elements in contact with each other. The metallic elements define an ignition initiation temperature above which there is a self-sustaining alloying reaction. A fluorine-containing body is in contact with the multi-metallic ignition body. The metallic elements may include palladium or palladium-ruthenium and aluminum.
Claims7
An ignition system comprising:
- a pyrotechnic wire having an outer jacket encasing an inner core, the outer jacket including palladium and ruthenium, and the inner core including aluminum, the pyrotechnic wire igniting above an ignition temperature in an alloying reaction producing a thermal release;
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- an oxidizer augmenting the thermal release by exothermic reaction with at least one of the palladium, the ruthenium, the aluminum, or reaction products thereof, wherein the oxidizer is a fluorine-containing polymer coating in contact with an outer surface of the outer jacket and encasing the pyrotechnic wire and the coating also protects the wire from moisture infiltration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.