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THE DOMESTIC FIRE HAZARD CREATED BY FLYING COALS AND SPARKS

McGuire, J.H., Law, M. and Miller, J.E., 1956. THE DOMESTIC FIRE HAZARD CREATED BY FLYING COALS AND SPARKS. Fire Research Notes 252


ABSTRACT

The report gives the results of experiments to determine the probabilities of ignition of various types of material by a range of sizes of hot coal. The theoretical probabilities that such coals will pass freely through spark guard typical of those on the market are also given and the two probabilities are combined to give an assessment of the value of the particular spark guard.



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