<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In order to investigate the main factors behind hot coal fallout during cigarette smoking, an in-use behavior survey among smokers was conducted in three locations (Guiyang, Shijiazhuang and Nanchang) in China. In addition, a measuring device was designed to record whether a flicking or tapping force was exerted to remove ash and to record the force applied as well as their characteristic parameters. We found that there was no significant difference among the behavior characteristic parameters of the users in the three locations. The proportion of consumers who applied flicking was higher than the proportion of consumers tapping. There were some differences in the in-use behavior when smoking King Size and Superslim cigarettes. The work could help to develop a suitable hot coal fallout test method.</p></abstract>

In order to investigate the main factors behind hot coal fallout during cigarette smoking, an in-use behavior survey among smokers was conducted in three locations (Guiyang, Shijiazhuang and Nanchang) in China. In addition, a measuring device was designed to record whether a flicking or tapping force was exerted to remove ash and to record the force applied as well as their characteristic parameters. We found that there was no significant difference among the behavior characteristic parameters of the users in the three locations. The proportion of consumers who applied flicking was higher than the proportion of consumers tapping. There were some differences in the in-use behavior when smoking King Size and Superslim cigarettes. The work could help to develop a suitable hot coal fallout test method.

Observation and Measurement of Smokers’ Ash Removal Behavior in China

Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC

China Tobacco Jiangxi Industrial Co. Ltd.

Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

China Tobacco Guizhou Industrial Co. Ltd.

Contributions to Tobacco & Nicotine Research

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In order to investigate the main factors behind hot coal fallout during cigarette smoking, an in-use behavior survey among smokers was conducted in three...

Observation and Measurement of Smokers’ Ash Removal Behavior in China

Publié en ligne: 25 avr. 2018

Pages: 42 - 50

Reçu: 05 mai 2017

Accepté: 10 avr. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2018-0005

Mots clés
Hot coal, fallout propensity, behavior survey, characteristic parameters

© 2018 Linyu Gao et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Observation and Measurement of Smokers’ Ash Removal Behavior in China

Publié en ligne: 25 avr. 2018

Pages: 42 - 50

Reçu: 05 mai 2017

Accepté: 10 avr. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2018-0005

Mots clésHot coal, fallout propensity, behavior survey, characteristic parameters

© 2018 Linyu Gao et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Hot coal, fallout propensity, behavior survey, characteristic parameters