Calculation of the induction period of thermal explosion

Formulas for the induction period obtained for various source and heat-transfer functions are presented. The formulas are applicable over the entire range of supercritical parameters. For each case considered, the generalities and peculiarities of variation in the induction period are established. The range of the determining parameter in which heat transfer has an effect on the induction period is estimated. Translated from Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 3–11, January–February, 1997.