Chemical oxygen generator
A chemical oxygen generator is a device that releases oxygen via a chemical reaction. The oxygen source is usually an inorganic superoxide, chlorate, or perchlorate. The generators are usually ignited by a firing pin, and the chemical reaction is usually exothermic. Potassium superoxide was used as an oxygen source on early manned missions of the Soviet space program.
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A chemical oxygen generator is a device that releases oxygen via a chemical reaction. The oxygen source is usually an inorganic superoxide, chlorate, or perchlorate. The generators are usually ignited by a firing pin, and the chemical reaction is usually exothermic, making the generator a potential fire hazard. Potassium superoxide was used as an oxygen source on early manned missions of the Soviet space program, for firefighters, and for mine rescue. Accidental activation of improperly shipped expired generators caused the ValuJet Flight 592 crash, killing all on board.
An ATA DC-10, Flight 131, was also destroyed while parked at O’Hare Airport, on August 10, 1986. The cause was the accidental activation of an oxygen canister, contained in the back of a brokenDC-10 seat, being shipped in the cargo compartment to a repair station. An explosion caused by one of these candles killed two Royal Navy sailors on HMS Tireless under the Arctic in 2007.
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