The feasibility of creating conditions for control of high-temperature synthesis (SHS) of nanomaterials has been studied. Experiments were carried out to determine the velocity of the combustion wave propagation of aluminum nanopowder obtained by electric explosion. In the course of the study, the factors influencing formation of the induction time: the thermal diffusivity of the substrate, the method of initiation of the combustion wave (flame, spark, heated body), the induction time between the initiating front and the front of the thermal explosion were considered. The relation describing the time of induction of thermal explosion is established.