Open AccessXV. On the influence of atmospheric pressure upon some of the phenomena of combustion
Publication year - 1862
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9126
pISSN - 0370-1662
DOI - 10.1098/rspl.1860.0076
Subject(s) - atmospheric pressure , combustion , volatilisation , environmental science , subject matter , ignition system , atmospheric pollution , chemistry , waste management , meteorology , thermodynamics , engineering , physics , organic chemistry , law , pollution , political science , ecology , biology , curriculum
The author has concluded his experiments upon this subject ; and, in addition to the details of the results which have already been briefly mentioned in the ‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society’, communicates the following :— Although therate of burning of candles and other similar combustibles, whose flames depend upon the volatilization and ignition of combustible matter in contact with atmospheric air, is not perceptibly affected by the pressure of the supporting medium, yet this is not true of all combustibles.