Zuendvorrichtung zum Zuenden eines bei seiner Verbrennung Gase freisetzenden Ladungsmaterials, insbesondere zum Zuenden der Projektil-Treibladung einer Waffe

The ignition device (32) has a combustion chamber (24) to which liquid propellant can be supplied via a feed line. The combustion chamber (34) is connected via an outlet aperture (36) to the (main) combustion chamber of the weapon in which the propellant combusts. In the wall of the combustion chamber (34) is an electrode (44) which surrounds a further electrode (42) in a rotational-symmetrical arrangement. The arrangement of the two electrodes (42, 44) and their form are selected so that, when an ignition voltage between the two electrodes (42, 44) is applied in the electrical field, an ignition zone (78) results in which the ignition energy required for ignition is applied from the field energy to the liquid propellant.