Apparatus for determining the flow behavior of a smokable article
US4400972A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N15/0826
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for determining the flow characteristics of a smokable article is provided. The apparatus comprises a smoking machine and a holding device coupled to the smoking machine for holding a smokable article. An air-tight chamber is movably mounted on the holding device for enclosing at least a portion of the smokable article. Flow characteristic measuring devices are coupled to the holding device for measuring the flow characteristics of a gas flowing through the smokable article.
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