- Author
- Latham, D. J. | Beer, T.
- Title
- Australian-American Match Tests.
- Coporate
- Intermountain Research Station, Missoula, MT Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia
- Report
- INT-RN-426, March 1995, 7 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- matches | radiant heating | experiments | ignition
- Identifiers
- percolation
- Abstract
- What is the variability in american and Australian matches as radiation sources? Measurements and calculations of heat requirements for ignition, radiation outputs, heat contents, flame and ignition temperatures, and burning times for two species of wooden match, show there is large variability in the radiant heat output. Also, there is substantial variation in the temperature needed to light a match. These factors mean that the ignitibility of two closely spaced matches, once one is lit, will vary markedly, especially since most ignition is a result of the initial flare of the adjacent match head rather than the gradual accumulation of radiant heat. Tabulated values for the variables listed are included.