Provided is an oxygen candle starting device, comprising a pull line column (17) and a percussion cap (15), wherein a pull line hole (155) is provided in the pull line column in an axial direction of the pull line column, a percussion cap cavity (154) is provided inside one end of the pull line column, a fire-preventing cavity is provided inside the other end of the pull line column, and the pull line hole passes through the fire-preventing cavity and the percussion cap cavity; the percussion cap is mounted in the percussion cap cavity, and sand grains (16) are packaged in the fire-preventing cavity. Further provided is an oxygen candle comprising the oxygen candle starting device and an oxygen generator, wherein the oxygen generator comprises an agent loading housing, with a through hole being provided in the top of the agent loading housing, a gas outlet being provided in the bottom thereof, and a filter being mounted at the gas outlet; and the percussion cap of the oxygen candle starting device is in contact with an oxygen candle agent via the through hole, the oxygen generator is connected to the agent loading housing in a sealed manner, and the filter is connected to the gas outlet in a sealed manner. The oxygen candle employs a pull-type starting device, and the starting structure for an existing oxygen candle is simplified, thereby preventing a false start caused by the falling-off of a steel needle and improving the reliability.

Provided is an oxygen candle starting device, comprising a pull line column (17) and a percussion cap (15), wherein a pull line hole (155) is provided in the pull line column in an axial direction of the pull line column, a percussion cap cavity (154) is provided inside one end of the pull line column, a fire-preventing cavity is provided inside the other end of the pull line column, and the pull line hole passes through the fire-preventing cavity and the percussion cap cavity; the percussion cap is mounted in the percussion cap cavity, and sand grains (16) are packaged in the fire-preventing cavity. Further provided is an oxygen candle comprising the oxygen candle starting device and an oxygen generator, wherein the oxygen generator comprises an agent loading housing, with a through hole being provided in the top of the agent loading housing, a gas outlet being provided in the bottom thereof, and a filter being mounted at the gas outlet; and the percussion cap of the oxygen candle starting device is in contact with an oxygen candle agent via the through hole, the oxygen generator is connected to the agent loading housing in a sealed manner, and the filter is connected to the gas outlet in a sealed manner. The oxygen candle employs a pull-type starting device, and the starting structure for an existing oxygen candle is simplified, thereby preventing a false start caused by the falling-off of a steel needle and improving the reliability.

Method that allows surfaces in interior spaces or technical equipments to be cleaned, characterised in that it comprises at least the following step: —the targeted atomization on the surfaces of a liquid with spores of benign bacteria on all or certain types of surfaces by means of an electrically and/or pneumatically powered atomizer, while the space remains accessible to people and animals, with the purpose of speeding up the cleaning of interior spaces and of technical equipments, lowering the cleaning frequency, and lowering the dust deposit.

There is provided a system and method of cleaning surfaces of an enclosable environment of a contamination comprising a microbial and viral load. The method includes the steps of sealing the enclosable environment and placing water, and a solid or gel pack, into a container and generating a vortex the container by rotating an impeller. The agitation causes the solid or gel pack to release a gaseous cleaning agent. An air-borne spray exiting from the container spreads throughout the enclosable environment to contact the surfaces to be cleaned within the enclosable environment. The enclosable environment is maintained closed for an effective time period while the air-borne spray dwells on the surfaces to eliminate or substantially reduce the load of the contamination.

A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal.

A nitric oxide delivery system, which includes a gas bottle having nitrogen dioxide in air, converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide and employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. A nitric oxide delivery system may be used to generate therapeutic gas including nitric oxide for use in delivering the therapeutic gas to a mammal.

An activation assembly for a sealed container includes a striker, a detent, and a shape memory alloy (SMA) wire connected to the detent. The SMA wire may move the detent from a first position to a second position relative to the striker based on activation of the SMA wire where, in the first position, the detent is engaged with the striker, and, in the second position, the detent is disengaged from the striker and the striker is movable from a stowed position to a deployed position.

An activation assembly for a sealed container includes a striker, a detent, and a shape memory alloy (SMA) wire connected to the detent. The SMA wire may move the detent from a first position to a second position relative to the striker based on activation of the SMA wire where, in the first position, the detent is engaged with the striker, and, in the second position, the detent is disengaged from the striker and the striker is movable from a stowed position to a deployed position.

An oxygen generator for use in a passenger aircraft comprises an oxygen generating substance for generating oxygen gas after being activated; an activating substance for activating the oxygen generating substance; a pyroelectric igniter for igniting the activating substance upon receiving an electric trigger input; a housing defining a gas-tight chamber, accommodating the oxygen generating substance, the activating substance and the pyroelectric igniter; at least two electric conductors, coupled to the pyroelectric igniter and extending through a passage in the housing between an interior of the gas-tight chamber and an exterior of the gas-tight chamber; and at least one of a gas-tight glass-to-metal sealing and a gas-tight ceramic-to-metal sealing, sealing the at least two electric conductors with respect to the housing at the passage.

An apparatus and method generate oxygen gas from sodium percarbonate and water including seawater. The apparatus includes a chamber, a valve system, and an output port. The valve system controls combining a quantity of the sodium percarbonate, a quantity of the water, a quantity of potassium iodide, and optionally a quantity of sodium sulfate decahydrate. A chemical reaction between the sodium percarbonate and the water in the chamber generates oxygen gas, which is output at an output port from the chamber. The potassium iodide is a catalyst for the chemical reaction and optionally the sodium sulfate decahydrate is a temperature moderator for the chemical reaction. A ratio between the water and the sodium percarbonate is in a range of 2.5 to 8 by weight. A ratio of the potassium iodide per liter of the water yields a molarity in a range of 0.25 to 1.25.