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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2013.27.3.047

Prediction of Explosion Limits of Organic Acids Using Combustion Chemical Stoichiometric Coefficients and Heats of Combustion  

Ha, Dong-Myeong (Dept. of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Semyung University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.27, no.3, 2013 , pp. 47-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
The explosion limit is one of the major combustion properties used to determine the fire and explosion hazards of the flammable substances. The explosion limit of organic acids have been shown to be correlated the heat of combustion and the chemical stoichiometric coefficients. In this study, the lower explosion and upper explosion limits of organic acids were predicted by using the heat of combustion and chemical stoichiometric coefficients. The values calculated by the proposed equations agreed with literature data within a few percent. From the given results, using the proposed methodology, it is possible to predict the explosion limits of the other organic acids.
Keywords
Explosion limit; Heat of combustion; Chemical stoichiometric coefficients; Organic acids;
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