TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The ignitability of petrol vapours and potential for vapour phase explosion by use of TASER® law enforcement electronic control device
JO  - Science and justice
A1  - Clarke, C.
A1  - Andrews, Stephen P.
SP  - 412
EP  - 420
VL  - 54
IS  - 6
N2  - An experimental study was made of the potential of the TASER-X26™ law enforcement electronic control device to ignite petrol vapours if used by an officer to incapacitate a person soaked in petrol, or within a flammable atmosphere containing petrol vapour. Bench scale tests have shown that a wooden mannequin with pig skin covering the chest was a suitable representation of a human target. Full scale tests using the mannequin have shown that the arc from a TASER-X26™ is capable of igniting petrol/air vapours on a petrol-soaked person. Further tests in a 1/5 scale and a full scale compartment have shown that if a TASER is used within a compartment, a petrol vapour explosion (deflagration) may be achieved. It is evident from this research that if used in a flammable vapour rich environment, the device could prove fatal not only to the target but the TASER® operator as well.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-0306
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2014.04.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -