Pressure dependence of the auto-ignition temperature of methane/air mixtures

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-244

  Caron, M ^a   Goethals, M ^a   De Smedt, G ^a   Berghmans, J ^a   Vliegen, S ^b   Van'T Oost, E ^b   Van Den Aarssen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Auto ignition; Explosion limits; Methane; Safety

Indexed keywords

AIR; CORRELATION METHODS; EXPLOSIONS; FLAMMABILITY; IGNITION; METHANE; MIXTURES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE (AIT); COOL FLAME TEMPERATURE; SEMENOV CORRELATION;

FLAMMABLE MATERIALS;

METHANE;

AIR; COMBUSTION; FLAME; METHANE; PRESSURE;

AIR; ARTICLE; EXPLOSION; FLAMMABILITY; PRESSURE; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032992152     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(99)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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