Extended Le Chatelier's formula for carbon dioxide dilution effect on flammability limits

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  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

Carbon dioxide; Extended Le Chatelier's formula; Flammability limits; Inert gas dilution effect

Indexed keywords

FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; INERT GAS DILUTION; LE CHATELIER'S FORMULA;

AMMONIA; FLAMMABILITY; METHANE; NITROGEN; PROPANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIMETHYL ETHER; ETHYLENE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANE; NITROGEN; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLAMMABILITY; METHANE; NITROGEN; PROPANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DILUTION; ESTER; HYDROFLUOROCARBON; METHANE; PROPANE;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; DILUTION; FLAMMABILITY; GAS; MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALKENES; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENES; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; FORMIC ACID ESTERS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; MATERIALS TESTING; METHANE; METHYL ETHERS; PROPANE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33749606039     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.05.035     Document Type: Article

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