Abstract
Initiating substances (primaries) are chemical compounds/mixtures used in igniters or detonators to bring about burning or detonation of energetic material. The vocabulary regarding initiators is rather vast, often divided by the type of input and output of the element or its application. In general, igniters (containing a priming composition) are used to provide flame, while detonators (containing the primary explosive) are designed to create a shock wave which starts the detonation reaction in a secondary explosive. Combinations of both are seen, for example, in detonators in which the igniter is first initiated and the resulting flame starts the detonator [1].
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Matyáš, R., Pachman, J. (2013). Introduction to Initiating Substances. In: Primary Explosives. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28436-6_1
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