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The Measurement of Minimum Flash Point Behaviour (MFPB) for Binary Mixtures

이성분계 혼합물의 최소인화점 현상의 측정

  • 홍순강 (서울시립대학교 대학원 재난과학과) ;
  • 윤명오 (서울시립대학교 대학원 재난과학과) ;
  • 이성진 (세명대학교 임상병리학과) ;
  • 하동명 (세명대학교 보건안전공학과)
  • Received : 2011.04.12
  • Accepted : 2011.06.10
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

The flash point is an important indicator of the flammability of a chemical. The minimum flash point behaviour (MFPB) is exhibited when the flash point of a mixture is below the flash points of the individual components. The identification of this behaviour is critical, because a hazardous situation results from taking the lowest component flash point value as the mixture flash point. In this study, the flash points for the n-butanol + n-decane and n-octane + n-propanol systems which exhibit MFPB, were measured by Tag open-cup apparatus. The experimental data were compared with the alues calculated by the Raoult's law, the van Laar equation and the Wilson equation. The calculated values based on the van Laar and Wilson equations were found to be better than those based on the Raoult's law. It was concluded that the van Laar and Wilson equations were more effective than the Raoult' law at describing the activity coefficients for non-ideal solution such as the n-butanol + n-decane and n-octane + n-propanol systems. The predictive curve of the flash point prediction model based on the Wilson equation described the experimentally-derived data more effectively than was the case when the prediction model was based upon the van Laar equation.

인화점은 화학물질의 연소성의 중요한 지표이다. 최소인화점 현상은 혼합물의 인화점이 개별 성분의 인화점보다 작은 값을 보이는 현상을 의미한다. 이 현상에 대한 정보를 인지하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 혼합물의 특정 조성에서 매우 낮은 인화점을 가질 때 위험한 상황이 발생할 수 있기 때문이다. 본 연구에서는 최소인화점 현상을 보이는 n-butanol + n-decane 계와 n-octane + n-propanol 계의 인화점을 Tag 개방식장치 (ASTM D1310-86)를 이용하여 측정하였다. 실험값은 Raoult의 법칙, van Laar 모델식과 Wilson 모델식에 의해 계산된 값들과 비교되었다. 그 결과 van Laar 모델식과 Wilson 모델식에 의한 예측값이 Rauolt의 법칙에 의한 예측값보다 실험값에 더욱 근접 하였다. 이는 n-butanol + n-decane 계와 n-octane + n-propanol 계와 같은 비이상 용액의 활동도 계수값을, van Laar 및 Wilson 모델식이 Raoult의 법칙보다 정확하게 계산하기 때문이다. 또한 Wilson 모델식의 실험값에 대한 모사성이 van Laar 모델식의 그것보다 우수하였다.

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