GASGENERATOR

Gas generator

A gas generator usually refers to a device, often similar to a solid rocket or a liquid rocket that burns to produce large volumes of relatively cool gas, instead of maximizing the temperature and specific impulse. The low temperature allows the gas to be put to use more easily in many applications, particularly to drive turbines. Gas generators are used to power turbopumps in rocket motors, to deploy airbags, and in other cases where large volumes of gas are needed, and storing it as a pressurized gas is undesirable or impractical.

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gas generator

Noun

  1. A mechanical device that uses a chemical reaction to produce a gas as an output
  2. an electrical generator that runs on gasoline


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