Flammability characteristics of combustible gases and vapors

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1964

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7328370· OSTI ID:7328370

Zabetakis, M. G. ^[1]

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1. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

This is a summary of the available limit of flammability, autoignition and burning-rate data for more than 200 combustible gases and vapors in air and other oxidants, as well as of empirical rules and graphs that can be used to predict similar data for thousands of other combustibles under a variety of environmental conditions. Spec$c data are presented on the paraffinic, unsaturated, aromatic, and alicyclic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, and sulfur compounds, and an assortment of fuels, fuel blends, hydraulic fluids, engine oils, and miscellaneous combustible gases and vapors.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 7328370
• Report Number(s): BM-BULL-627
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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