inflator
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an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
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Although propellants containing the highly toxic sodium azide (NaN 3 ) were common in early inflator designs, little to no toxic sodium azide has been found on used airbags.
In an airbag, the initiator is used to ignite solid propellant inside the airbag inflator.
The BCD inflates with air from the low pressure inflator hose to increase the volume of the scuba equipment and cause the diver gain buoyancy.
Inflation When the frontal airbags are to deploy, a signal is sent to the inflator unit within the airbag control unit.
This is to avoid the risk of hypothermia caused by using helium as inflator gas.