Quality and Life" № 1(21) 2019. p. 64-69

S.G. Alekseev, candidate of chemistry, associate professor, senior researcher of Science and engineering сenter «Reliability and safety of large systems and cars» of Ural branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; leading researcher of Ural institute of state fire service of EMERCOM of Russia, Corresponding Member of WASCS; Ekaterinburg 

e-mail: 3608113@mail.ru

 

D.V. Bessonov, sector chief of Forensic and expert establishment of the Federal fire service «Testing fire laboratory» on Sverdlovsk Region, graduate student of Ural institute of state fire service of EMERCOM of Russia; Ekaterinburg

 

N.M. Barbin, doctor of technical sciences, candidate of chemistry, associate professor, director of Institute of physical and chemical problems and technosphere safety of Ural state agrarian university, leading researcher of Ural institute of State fire service of EMERCOM of Russia; Ekaterinburg

 

Currently, the vaping (use of electronic cigarettes) is seen as a safe and harmless alternative to the traditional use of tobacco products. Incidents that took place during the use of electronic cigarettes destroy the stereotype of their fire and explosion safety. In this work, a number of the fire hazard characteristics of working and model liquids for vaping have been determined, the difficulties in determining them have been demonstrated, and the fire danger of expired steam has been pointed to the vaping. 
 
Keywords: fire safety, vaping, electronic cigarette, flash point. 
 
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