Recent developments and improvements in test methods for propensity towards spontaneous heating

Fire and Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 239-243

  Jones, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

SPONTANEOUS HEATING;

FLAMMABILITY TESTING;

EID: 0033320459     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199909/10)23:5<239::AID-FAM692>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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