Effect of vessel size and shape on experimental flammability limits of gases

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 27-37

  Takahashi, Akifumi ^a   Urano, Youkichi ^a   Tokuhashi, Kazuaki ^a   Kondo, Shigeo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cylindrical vessel; Flammability limits; Methane; Propane; Spherical vessel; Vessel size

Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY; GAS CYLINDERS; GAS HEATING; IGNITION; PROPANE; QUENCHING;

INCIPIENT FLAME;

METHANE;

METHANE; PROPANE;

FLAMMABILITY; METHANE; PROPANE; SIZE; VESSEL;

ARTICLE; FIRE; FLAMMABILITY; GAS; HEATING; TEMPERATURE; VESSEL;

EID: 0242457380     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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