Effects of flammability characteristics of methane with three inert gases

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-352

  Wu, Siou Yuan ^a   Lin, Nung Kai ^a   Shu, Chi Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

20 L apparatus; Flammability characteristics; Flammable gases; Inert gases; Methane

Indexed keywords

20-L-APPARATUS; AIR CONCENTRATIONS; FLAMMABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; FLAMMABLE GASES; FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES; OPTIMAL OPERATION; STORAGE TANK; TEST RESULTS; TOXIC RELEASE;

ACCIDENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; FIREDAMP; FLAMMABILITY; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; METHANE;

INERT GASES;

EID: 78651287551     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: 15475913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.10411     Document Type: Article

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