<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The quantity of tobacco which is necessary for the correct filling of a cigarette depends on different factors and particularly on the filling weight (apparent density) of tobacco rag at a given pressure. Some years ago the ''Centre d'Essais'' of the SEITA developed an apparatus by which the filling weight being related to the filling capacity can be measured. The present paper describes the apparatus and its working conditions and deals with the causes of errors by which the measurements can be influenced.</p></abstract>

The quantity of tobacco which is necessary for the correct filling of a cigarette depends on different factors and particularly on the filling weight (apparent density) of tobacco rag at a given pressure. Some years ago the ''Centre d'Essais'' of the SEITA developed an apparatus by which the filling weight being related to the filling capacity can be measured. The present paper describes the apparatus and its working conditions and deals with the causes of errors by which the measurements can be influenced.

Filling Capacity of Cut Tobacco. Method of Determination Developed by the „Centre d’Essais et Recherches Techniques du S.E.I.T.A.” / Die Füllfähigkeit von Schnittabak: Bestimmungsmethode des “Centre d'Essais et Recherches Techniques du S.E.I.T.A.”

Centre d’Essais du SEITA, Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret, France

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The quantity of tobacco which is necessary for the correct filling of a cigarette depends on different factors and particularly on the filling weight (apparent...

Filling Capacity of Cut Tobacco. Method of Determination Developed by the „Centre d’Essais et Recherches Techniques du S.E.I.T.A.” / Die Füllfähigkeit von Schnittabak: Bestimmungsmethode des “Centre d'Essais et Recherches Techniques du S.E.I.T.A.”

Published Online: May 28, 2014

Page range: 217 - 221

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0075

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