Tob. Sci., 1964, 8-32, p. 133-135, ISSN.0082-4623
A semi-automatic instrument for the measurement of cigarette free-burning rates
Research Department, Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company, Durham, North Carolina USA
An instrument has been developed to measure the median free burning rate of a group of simultaneously burned cigarettes. The sensing elements are cotton threads. Upon burning, the threads release Micro-switches which change the state of a...