Oxygen gas generator and method of manufacturing the gas generator
First Claim
1. In combination in a dry mixture free from petroleum-based commponents,a clay having non-hydrophyllic properties and having a percentage by weight no greater than approximately thirty-eight percent (38%) in the mixture,an oxidizer having a percentage by weight no greater than approximately seventy-five percent (75%) in the mixture, anda fuel having a cellulosic composition and having a percentage by weight no greater than approximately twenty percent (20%) in the mixture.
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Abstract
A gas generator is capable of being stored in a stable form for long periods of time without deteriorating in quality. The gas generator provides a substantial amount of gases, and particularly oxygen, carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide without producing any harmful or hazardous chemicals. The gas generator includes in some embodiments a minimum of fuel so that a maximum amount of oxygen in the generator is capable of being liberated. The oxygen is liberated by the combustion of a fuel at localized positions in a refractory binder, which has the property of preventing the salt residue from becoming molten and the oxidizer from flowing and thereby preventing the combustion from becoming extinguished.
The gas generator includes a suitable refractory material (such as clay) as a binder, a suitable oxidizer such as chlorate and a fuel having properties of combusting with oxygen liberated by the oxidizer and having a granular construction and having relatively poor thermal conductivity through the granules to provide the combustion at localized positions in the refractory material. The fuel may constitute a plant by-product having a cellular structure and a high compression strength. The fuel may specifically constitute dried plant life such as corn cobs. The gas generator is formed by mixing the refractory material, the fuel and the oxidizer without the addition of any water and then compressing the mixture into a suitable form such as briquettes.
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1. In combination in a dry mixture free from petroleum-based commponents,
a clay having non-hydrophyllic properties and having a percentage by weight no greater than approximately thirty-eight percent (38%) in the mixture, an oxidizer having a percentage by weight no greater than approximately seventy-five percent (75%) in the mixture, and a fuel having a cellulosic composition and having a percentage by weight no greater than approximately twenty percent (20%) in the mixture.
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6. In combination in a combustible mixture free from petroleum-based components,
a refractory material providing a non-hydrophyllic binder, an oxidizer having properties of decomposing to liberate oxygen, and a fuel having properties of combusting with oxygen liberated by the oxidizer and having a cellular and granulated construction and having relatively poor thermal conductivity through the granules to provide the combustion at localized positions in the refractory material, the refractory material having properties of softening and fusing at temperatures below the temperatures of combustion at the localized positions.
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15. A method of forming a combustible material free of petroleum-based components, including
providing a refractory material constituting a nonhydrophyllic binder, providing an oxidizer having properties of decomposing to liberate oxygen, providing particles of a fuel having properties of combusting with the oxygen liberated by the oxidizer and having a high compression strength and having a granular construction and having relatively poor thermal conductivity through the granules to provide the combustion at localized positions in the refractory material, the refractory material having properties of softening and fusing at temperatures below the temperatures of combustion at the localized positions, mixing the refractory material, the oxidizer and the fuel in their dry states and without the addition of water, and compressing the refractory material, the oxidizer and the particles of the fuel to form a briquette.
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