<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Experience gained from a recent evaluation of smoking machines has been applied in the design of a sophisticated automatic smoking machine. Utilizing a reverse puff mechanism, a continuous or intermittent smoke stream is generated, diluted to selected concentration levels and channelled to multiple exposure apparatus. AlI functions are completely controlled by digital electronics as is the detection of faults in the system. Analysis of the smoke produced indicates that it is not chemically different from the smoke delivered by other types of apparatus</p></abstract>

Experience gained from a recent evaluation of smoking machines has been applied in the design of a sophisticated automatic smoking machine. Utilizing a reverse puff mechanism, a continuous or intermittent smoke stream is generated, diluted to selected concentration levels and channelled to multiple exposure apparatus. AlI functions are completely controlled by digital electronics as is the detection of faults in the system. Analysis of the smoke produced indicates that it is not chemically different from the smoke delivered by other types of apparatus

A Thirty-Port Smoking Machine for Continuous Smoke Generation

Lorillard Research Center, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.

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Experience gained from a recent evaluation of smoking machines has been applied in the design of a sophisticated automatic smoking machine. Utilizing a reverse...

A Thirty-Port Smoking Machine for Continuous Smoke Generation

Published Online: Aug 14, 2014

Page range: 53 - 59

Received: May 23, 1974

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0355

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