Solid H.sub.2 /D.sub.2 gas generators

US4673528A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• Glen D. Artz · Calabasas, US
• Louis R. Grant · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 1985
• Grant date: Jun 16, 1987
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2005

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/36
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A solid fuel for generating H.sub.2 or D.sub.2 gases, comprising magnesium orohydride diammoniate (MBDA) or its deuterated analog as the H.sub.2 or D.sub.2 source, an oxidizer selected from LiNO.sub.3 and KNO.sub.3, and a binder of polytetrafluoroethylene is a thermally stable gas generator composition which yields greater than 12.5 weight percent H.sub.2 or D.sub.2. The MBDA weight percentages by weight ranges from 80-90, the oxidizer ranges from 5-15, and the binder ranges from 2-15.