- Author
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Horrocks, A. R.
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Gawande, S.
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Kandola, B.
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Dunn, K. W.
- Title
- Burning Hazard of Clothing: The Effect of Textile Structures and Burn Severity.
- Coporate
- Bolton Institute, UK
Withington Hospital, Manchester, England
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Business Communications Co., Inc., 25 Van Zant Street, Norwalk, CT 06855 USA. Telephone: 203-853-4266, Fax: 203-853-0348, Email: sales@bccresearch.com Website: http://www.bccresearch.com
- Book or Conf
- Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials: Materials, Applications, Research and Industry Developments, Markets. Volume 11. Business Communications Co., Inc. (BCC). May 22-24, 2000,
Business Communications Co., Inc., Norwalk, CT,
Stamford, CT,
Lewin, M., Editors,
105-114 p.,
2000
- Keywords
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flame retardants
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fire retardants
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clothing
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textiles
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combustion
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fire statistics
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fabrics
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specifications
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ignition time
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temperature
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casualties
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cotton fabrics
- Identifiers
- UK dwelling total and textile related fire deaths, 1982-1995; burning behavior of clothing textiles; casualties from textile ignited UK dwelling fires; assessing the burning potential of nightwear fabrics; sample specifications; minimum ignition times using test 1 of BS 5438; minimum ignition times and temperatures; ignition time versus temperature curves; ignition time versus reciprocal temperature for cotton; ignition modulus versus minimum ignition temperature