- Author
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Affens, W. A.
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Carhart, H. W.
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McLaren, G. W.
- Title
- Variation of Flammability Index With Temperature and the Relationship to Flash Point of Liquid Hydrocarbons.
- Coporate
- Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Journal
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Journal of Fire and Flammability,
Vol. 8,
152-159,
April 1977
- Sponsor
- Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC
Naval Ship Engineering Center, Washington, DC
- Book or Conf
- American Chemical Society. 169th Meeting Before the Division of Petroleum Chemistry. April 6-11, 1975,
Philadelphia, PA,
['1975', '1977']
- Keywords
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hydrocarbons
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flame ionization
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flammability
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flash point
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hydrocarbon combustion
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temperature effects
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combustion temperature
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fuel combustion
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hydrocarbon fuels
- Abstract
- Flammability indices of vapor-air mixtures above liquid hydrocarbons at various temperatures were determined by means of a hydrogen flame ionization detector system which had been developed for this purpose. The relationship between flammability index (E) and temperature was found to be in agreement with equations derived from theory. Graphs of the data, plotting Log E vs. reciprocal temperature, were linear and the intersection of the lines with the zero ordinate (E=1) gave temperatures which were in good agreement with flash points for pure hydrocarbons, for mixtures of hydrocarbons, and for fuels.