Pyrotechnic systems and associated methods

A pyrotechnic system, comprising:

• a package having a combustible material, the package having an aperture proximate to the combustible material;
• a housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an inlet for receiving combustion products, the second portion having an outlet in communication with the aperture to propagate combustion between the second portion of the housing and the combustible material in the package;
• a combustible carrier material movable from the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing, the combustible carrier material being ignitable in the first portion of the housing and capable of sustaining combustion while being moved to the second portion of the housing;
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• at least one gasket positioned proximate to the outlet and the aperture to prevent the migration of combustion products through the aperture except from the outlet.

A pyrotechnic system, comprising:

• a combustible material;
• a housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an inlet for receiving combustion products, the second portion having an outlet, the outlet being positioned to propagate combustion between the second portion of the housing and the combustible material;
• a combustible carrier material movable from the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing, the combustible carrier material being ignitable in the first portion of the housing and capable of sustaining combustion while being moved to the second portion of the housing;
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• a vent system being located proximate to the first portion of the housing and the inlet, wherein the vent system includes a passageway to allow combustion products to migrate away from at least one of the first portion of the housing and the inlet.

A method for making a pyrotechnic system, comprising:

• providing a package having a combustible material, the package having an aperture proximate to the combustible material;
• coupling a housing to the package, the housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an inlet for receiving combustion products, the second portion having an outlet, the outlet in communication with the aperture to propagate combustion between the second portion of the housing and the combustible material in the package;
• installing a combustible carrier material movable from the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing, the combustible carrier material being ignitable in the first portion of the housing and capable of sustaining combustion while being moved to the second portion of the housing;
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• positioning at least one gasket proximate to the outlet and the aperture to prevent the migration of combustion products through the aperture except from the outlet.

A method for making a pyrotechnic system, comprising:

• providing a combustible material;
• coupling a housing to the combustible material, the housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an inlet for receiving combustion products, the second portion having an outlet, the outlet being positioned to propagate combustion between the second portion of the housing and the combustible material;
• installing a combustible carrier material movable from the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing, the combustible carrier material being ignitable in the first portion of the housing and capable of sustaining combustion while being moved to the second portion of the housing;
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• locating a vent system proximate to the first portion of the housing and the inlet, wherein the vent system includes a passageway to allow combustion products to migrate away from at least one of the first portion of the housing and the inlet.

A method for making a flare, comprising:

• providing a flare grain including an oxidizer and being configured to produce an electromagnetic radiation emission during combustion;
• coupling a housing to the flare grain, the housing having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an inlet for receiving combustion products, the second portion having an outlet, the outlet being positioned to propagate combustion between the second portion of the housing and the flare grain;
• installing a combustible carrier material movable from the first portion of the housing to the second portion of the housing, the combustible carrier material being ignitable in the first portion of the housing and capable of sustaining combustion while being moved to the second portion of the housing;
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• positioning a biasing mechanism to urge the combustible carrier material toward the second portion of the housing;
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• operatively coupling a device movable between a first position and a second position to the biasing mechanism, the device in the first position restricting the biasing mechanism from moving the combustible carrier material to the second portion of the housing and the device in the second position allowing the biasing mechanism to move the combustible carrier material to the second portion of the housing.
• positioning a seal to block a migration of combustion products between the first and second portions of the housing when the combustible carrier material is in the first portion of the housing.