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Prediction of the Detonation Limit of the Flammable Gases and Vapors Using the Stoichiometric Coefficient  

Ha, Dong-Myeong (세명대학교 보건안전공학과)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.22, no.3, 2008 , pp. 228-233 More about this Journal
Abstract
Detonation limit is one of the major physical properties used to determine the fire and explosion hazards of the flammable substances. In this study, the lower detonation limits (LDL) and the upper detonation limits (UDL) of the flammable substances predicted with the appropriate use of the heat of combustion and the stoichiometric coefficient. The values calculated by the proposed equations were a good agreement with literature data within a few percent. From a given results, It is to be hoped that this methodology will contribute to the estimation of the detonation limits of for other flammable substances.
Keywords
Lower detonation limit; Upper detonation limit; Stoichiometric coefficient; Fire and explosion hazards;
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