Safe ordnance initiation system

A safe igniter and deflagration initiation system which comprises:

• (i) a firing circuit comprising a power source, a capacitor, switching means, and electrical connectings means for charging energy needed for said safe ordnance initiation system, said firing circuit providing a method for charging a storage capacitor to a preselected voltage and a means for rapidly and efficiently switching the charged capacity to an electrical discharge initiation element;
• (ii) an electrical discharge initiation element connected to said firing circuit, said electrical discharge initiation element providing the means of rapidly dissipating a capacitor charge and converting said capacitor charge to a shock wave and thermal/plasma energy output that propagates into and through an adjacent transmission line shock tubing, said electrical discharge initiation element comprising several components including a pair of electrical conductors, an insulator for separating said conductors, an air gap, a spark gap, and a case to provide structure support for several components and environmental protection for said air gap and said spark gap within said electrical discharge initiation element;
• (iii) a transmission line shock transfer tubing of a predetermined length and having a predetermined inner and outer diameter for receiving said shock and thermal/plasma energy output from said electrical discharge initiation element and transferring same to a target element, said transmission line shock transfer tubing connected to said electrical discharge initiation element at one end thereof and terminating in a target element at the other end thereof;
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• (iv) a target element for interacting with a predetermined output energy level of shock charge and thermal/plasma energy transmitted through said transmission line shock transfer tube to achieve a desired result for igniting said target element .