A Study of Smoldering Conditions in Upholstery Fabrics Using Thermal Imaging

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 687-696

  Gandhi, Sanjeev ^a   Spivak, Steven M ^a   Pourdeyhimi, Behnam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME RESISTANCE; HOUSEHOLD TEXTILE; UPHOLSTERY;

EID: 0031730112     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759806800910     Document Type: Article

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