Ignition transfer medium
AssigneeThe Secretary of State for Defence in Her Majesty's Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
InventorsFrancis M. Blewett, Gary E. J. Pike, Anne F. Sykes
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Abstract
An ignition transfer medium for interconnecting the ignition and pyrotechnic stages of a pyrotechnic device comprises activated fibrous carbon, such as activated charcoal cloth, on which an inorganic oxidizer and possibly other substances have been deposited.
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An ignition transfer medium comprising a fibrous activated carbon support on which an inorganic oxidant has been deposited, the fibrous activated carbon support having an activity, as measured by its specific heat of wetting with silicone, of between 20 and 120 Joules per gram.
A pyrotechnic device comprising a hollow body, a pyrotechnic charge contained within the hollow body, ignition means for igniting the pyrotechnic charge, and an ignition transfer medium disposed between the ignition means and the pyrotechnic charge, wherein the improvement comprises the ignition transfer medium being a fibrous activated carbon support on which an inorganic oxidant has been deposited, the fibrous activated carbon support having an activity, as measured by its specific heat of wetting with silicone, of between 20 and 120 Joules per gram.
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