Pyrotechnic initiator
DEVICE CONTAINING A PYROTECHNIC COMPOSITION
Zirconium-potassium perchlorate; Igniter; Boron-potassium nitrate; BNCP; Pyrotechnic igniter; Pyrofuze; Electroexplosive device; Pyrogen (pyrotechnics)
A pyrotechnic initiator (also initiator or igniter) is a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult-to-ignite materials, such as thermites, gas generators, and solid-fuel rockets. The name is often used also for the compositions themselves.