Comments on ‘Comparison of the propensity of cigarettes to ignite upholstered furniture fabrics and cotton ducks (500-fabric study)’ by Marcelo M. Hirschler
✍ Scribed by Dr Vello Norman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 50 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0308-0501
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✦ Synopsis
Letter to the Editor Dear Sir Comments on 'Comparison of the Propensity of Cigarettes to Ignite Upholstered Furniture Fabrics and Cotton Ducks (500-Fabric Study)' by Marcelo M. Hirschler.
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Letter to the Editor ## Dear Sir Comment on Dr Marcelo M. Hirschler's recent paper entitled 'Comparison of the Propensity of Cigarettes to Ignite Upholstered Furniture Fabrics and Cotton Ducks (500-Fabric Study) ', in Fire and Materials, 21, 123-141 (1997).
A series of 37 cigarettes were analysed to develop a model, based on cigarette physical properties, to predict the ignition propensity of the cigarettes towards cellulosic fabrics. The properties used were: cigarette circumference (in mm), tobacco packing density (in g cm ؊2 ), paper permeability (i