Reactivity and Ignition Characteristics of Silane/Air Mixtures

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-258

  Tamanini, Francesco ^a   Chaffee, Jeffrey L ^a   Jambor, Richard L ^a  

^a FM Global Engineering and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; IGNITION; SILANES; VENTILATION;

EXPLOSION VENTING; IGNITION TESTS; PYROPHORIC GASES;

FLAMMABLE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032315737     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680170405     Document Type: Article

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