Experimental Study on the Fuel Requirements for the Thermal Degradation of Bodies by Means of Open-Pyre Cremation
Abstract The results of a systematic study of open-pyre cremation of bodies is reported here with the aim of providing quantitative information on the mechanisms controlling the cremation process, and the relationship between the characteristics of a fire and the level of consumption of a body. Systematically constructed timber pyres and recently euthanized pig carcasses…