- Author
- Horrocks, A. R. | Gawande, S. | Kandola, B. | 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
- flame retardants | fire retardants | clothing | textiles | combustion | fire statistics | fabrics | specifications | ignition time | temperature | casualties | 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