- Author
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Holleyhead, R.
- Title
- Ignition of Flammable Gases and Liquids by Cigarettes: A Review.
- Coporate
- Dr. J.H. Burgoyne and Partners, Glasgow, UK
- Journal
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Science and Justics,
Vol. 36,
No. 4,
257-266,
October/December 1996
- Keywords
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cigarettes
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ignition
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fire science
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fire investigations
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vapors
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combustion products
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smoke
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flammability
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ignition delay
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quenching distance
- Identifiers
- combustion of a cigarette during smoking; combustion products of cigarette smoke; ignition of gases and vapors by hot surfaces; ignition of gases and vapors by lighted cigarettes; quenching distance (mm) at room temperature (20 deg C) and 1 atmosphere; substances which have bee ignited by a cigarette and three of the most commonly encountered substances, which have not