Flammability limits of isobutane and its mixtures with various gases

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 640-647

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

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

Author keywords

Diluent gases; Extended Le Chatelier's formula; Flammability limits; Isobutane

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

DILUENT GASES; ISOBUTANE; LE CHATELIER'S FORMULA;

FLAMMABILITY;

BUTANE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROFORM; FUEL; NITROGEN; PROPANE;

BINARY MIXTURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLAMMABILITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROFORM; NITROGEN; PROPANE;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; FLAMMABILITY; GAS; PARAMETER;

BUTANES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROFORM; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; FLUOROCARBONS; GASES; MATERIALS TESTING; NITROGEN; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 34548255519     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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