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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2013.28.4.053

The Measurement of Fire and Explosion Properties of n-Pentadecane  

Ha, Dong-Myeong (Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Semyung University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.28, no.4, 2013 , pp. 53-57 More about this Journal
Abstract
For the safe handling of n-pentadecane, the lower flash points and the upper flash point, fire point, AITs(auto-ignition temperatures) by ignition delay time were experimented. Also lower and upper explosion limits by using measured the lower and upper flash points for n-pentadecane were calculated. The lower flash points of n-pentadecane by using closed-cup tester were measured $118^{\circ}C$ and $122^{\circ}C$. The lower flash points and fire point of n-pentadecane by using open cup tester were measured $126^{\circ}C$ and $127^{\circ}C$, respectively. This study measured relationship between the AITs and the ignition delay times by using ASTM E659 apparatus for n-pentadecane. The experimental AIT of n-pentadecane was $195^{\circ}C$. The calculated lower and upper explosion limit by using measured lower $118^{\circ}C$ and upper flash point $174^{\circ}C$ for n-pentadecane were 0.54 Vol.% and 6.40 Vol.%.
Keywords
n-pentadecane; lower flash point; lower explosion limit; fire point; autoignition temperature(AIT);
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