Recent advances in cigarette ignition propensity research and development

Fire Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-289

  Alpert, Hillel R ^a   O'Connor, Richard J ^b   Spalletta, Ron ^a   Connolly, Gregory N ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette extinction test; Consumer product safety; Ignition propensity; Oxygen transfer; Smoldering combustion

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS; CIGARETTE EXTINCTION TEST; CIGARETTE IGNITION; CIGARETTE PAPER; ENGINEERING SCIENCE; FIRE LOSS; FIRE SAFETY; KEY PARAMETERS; MEASURING PERFORMANCE; OXYGEN TRANSFER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES; SMOLDERING COMBUSTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WRAPPER DESIGN;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; IGNITION; OXYGEN; RESEARCH; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

TOBACCO;

EID: 77952427236     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-008-0070-8     Document Type: Article

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