The upper explosion limit of lower alkanes and alkenes in air at elevated pressures and temperatures

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Van Den Schoor, F ^a   Verplaetsen, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Alkenes; Explosion limits; Pressure; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON; IGNITION; OLEFINS; PRESSURE; PROPYLENE; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE;

EQUIVALENCE RATIO; EXPLOSION LIMITS; PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE RANGE;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BUTANE; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; TUNGSTEN;

HAZARD;

AIR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EXPLOSION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AIR; ALKANES; ALKENES; ETHYLENES; EXPLOSIONS; HEAT; PRESSURE;

EID: 30444445991     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.06.043     Document Type: Article

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