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Pyrotechnic Ignition and Propagation: A Review

Bonnie J. Kosanke

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The ideal pyrotechnic is completely stable in storage and handling, yet performs its mission completely, with absolute reliability, upon demand. Many accidents in pyrotechnics are the result of unintentional ignitions during handling and storage. There can also be serious safety ramifications of ignition and propagation failures of pyrotechnic devices. This review article presents a fairly rigorous, but mostly nonmathematical discussion of the ignition and propagation processes.

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Key concepts: Pyrotechnics, Ignition system, Reliability (semiconductor), Ideal (ethics), Engineering, Computer science, Forensic engineering, Environmental science