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A detailed method for estimating mixture flammability limits using chemical equilibrium
Author(s) -
Melhem G. A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
process safety progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1547-5913
pISSN - 1066-8527
DOI - 10.1002/prs.680160403
Subject(s) - flammability , diluent , flammability limit , process engineering , work (physics) , range (aeronautics) , halogen , chemistry , environmental science , materials science , thermodynamics , engineering , organic chemistry , combustion , mechanical engineering , composite material , alkyl , physics
This paper presents a general method for the estimation of flammability envelopes for chemical mixtures based on chemical equilibrium. The impact of mixture initial temperature, the presence of diluents and elevated system pressures are implicitly accounted for. The performance of this method is tested against much of the experimental data reported in the literature for systems containing a wide range of chemicals from CHNO compounds to compounds containing sulfur, phosphorus, silicon and halogens. This method presents a very useful and accurate approach for assessing the flammability envelopes of mixtures where no experimental data is available, and to guide experimental flammability testing work.