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Pyroalliance designs and produces a large portfolio of gas generators used in missile systems architectures. They correspond to a very large variety of use cases and therefore cover a wide spectrum of performance specifications.

More generally, Pyroalliance delivers complete pyrotechnic chains adapted to its customers’ needs.

They are designed and manufactured under Pyroalliance design authority.

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Gas generators at a glance

Benefits of pyrotechnics

  • Pyroalliance covers the widest range of possible Gas Generators for missile applications, covering functioning times from a few milliseconds to several seconds and energetic masses up to several kilograms. This allows covering a very large range of applications as listed below.
  • Thanks to its wide portfolio of qualified technologies, Pyroalliance is capable of adapting the closest already existing design to specific new application needs.

 

Defence applications

  • Motorization of a pyro-mechanism (ram, piston, door opening actuator, etc.)
  • Pyrotechnic ignition of a larger Gas Generator
  • Ignition of a turbo-engine
  • Acceleration of a turbofan
  • Motorization of a dispersion system

 

Please scroll down to discover more specifications on gas generators :
Key figures, the complete product sheet to download.

Key figures of pyrotechnic performance

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OUR RANGE OF PERFORMANCE
FUNCTIONING TIME: From few ms to several s
RELIABILITY: Better than 0.9999 @90% CL

PYRO MASS: From few grams to several kilograms
TOTAL MASS: From few tens of grams to several kilograms
PRESSURE WITHIN THE CHAMBER: Up to 150 bar
EXAUST FLOW RATE: From few g/s to several kg/s
EXHAUST TEMPERATURE: From < 1500K to >2000K
INITIATION: 1A/1W Standard STANAG
FIRING CURRENT: 5A - few ms
NON FIRING CURRENT: 1A / 1W / 5min at 100°C
SUPPORTED TEMPERATURES: Adapted to typical airbone military climatic environment
LIFE TIME: Adapted to the mission and th profile

Gas generators product sheet

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