Integral low-energy thermite igniter

Patent · Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6050176

Gibson, A; Kaws, L D; Mohler, J H

In a thermite igniter/heat source comprising a container holding an internal igniter load, there is provided the improvement wherein the container consists essentially of consumable consolidated thermite having a low gas output upon combustion, whereby upon ignition, substantially all of the container and said load is consumed with low gas production.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4464989
• OSTI ID: 6050176
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 13 May 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-494487
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPLOSIVES
IGNITION SYSTEMS
PROPELLANTS
COMBUSTION
CONTAINERS
ELECTRODES
GASES
HEAT SOURCES
ORGANIC POLYMERS
THERMITE PROCESS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FLUIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
POLYMERS
REDUCTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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Weaponry
& National Defense- Chemical Explosions & Explosives