Extended Le Chatelier's formula and nitrogen dilution effect on the flammability limits

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 406-417

  Kondo, Shigeo ^a   Takizawa, Kenji ^a   Takahashi, Akifumi ^a   Tokuhashi, Kazuaki ^a  

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

Author keywords

Flammability limits; Le Chatelier's formula; Nitrogen dilution effect

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ETHYLENE; GAS FUELS; METHANE; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROPANE;

DILUTION EFFECTS; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; LE CHATELIER'S FORMULA; NITROGEN DILUTION EFFECT;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 33646834135     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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