A method for determining the flammable limits of gases in a spherical vessel

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-236

  Crowl, Daniel A ^a   Jo, Young Do ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Korea Gas Safety Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combustion time; Flammability criteria; Flammable limits

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; COMBUSTION PRESSURE; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMBUSTION TIME; CONSERVATIVE VALUE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLAME PROPAGATION; FLAMMABLE LIMITS; FUEL CONCENTRATION; LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMITS; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; NEW APPROACHES; PERCENTAGE POINTS; PRESSURE BOUNDARY; PRESSURE RISE; SECOND DERIVATIVES; SPHERICAL VESSELS; VISUAL INSPECTION;

COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; SMOKE; SPHERES; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 69149085203     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10316     Document Type: Article

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