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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2015.29.6.045

Calculation and Measurement of Flash Point for n-Decane + n-Octanol and Acetic Acid + n-Butanol Using a Tag-Open-Cup Apparatus  

Ha, Dong-Myeong (Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Semyung University)
Lee, Sungjin (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.29, no.6, 2015 , pp. 45-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
The flash point is one of the most important properties for characterizing the fire and explosion hazard of liquid solutions. In this study, a Tag open-cup apparatus was used to measure the flash points of two flammable binary mixtures, n-decane + n-octanol and acetic acid + n-butanol. The flash point temperature was estimated using the UNIFAC (Universal Functional Activity Coefficient) group contribution model and optimization method. The experimentally derived flash point was also compared with the predicted flash point. The two methods can estimate the flash point fairly well for the n-decane + n-octanol and acetic acid + n-butanol systems.
Keywords
Flash point; Tag-open apparatus; n-Decane + n-octanol; Acetic acid + n-butanol; UNIFAC;
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