Chemistry Behind Airbags

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The Chemistry Behind Airbags | What they are, do , and how they apply to Chemistry | What are airbags? Airbags are vehicle safety devices. It is an occupant restraint system made of flexible material envelope or cushion designed to expand (or inflate) rapidly during an automobile collision. Its purpose is to provide a safety net for occupants during an accident and provide protection to their bodies when they collide with interior objects in the car, such as the steering wheel and the window. Newer, or rather, Modern vehicles could contain multiple airbags in various side and frontal positions of the passenger seating positions, and sensors could deploy one or more airbags in an impact zone at changing rates based on the type, angle and severity of impact; the airbag is designed to only inflate in moderate to severe forward crashes. Airbags are normally designed with the intention of providing protection to people who are correctly wearing their seatbelt. Most designs are inflated through pyrotechnic means and can only be operated once. Now, more modern car models use newer side-impact airbag modules that consist of compressed air cylinders that are triggered in the event of a side vehicle impact. The first commercial designs were introduced in passenger automobiles during the 1970s with limited success. Then, commercial adoption of airbags occurred in many markets during the late 1980s and early 1990s with a driver airbag, and a front passenger airbag as well on some cars; and many modern vehicles now include four or more of them; For example, on the back passenger sides and in the rear seating area. An airbag provides a force over time. This is known as impulse. The more time the force has to act on the passenger to slow them down, the less damage caused to the passenger. This is exactly why airbags are necessary for the safeties of the people who get in to
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