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<p>A method is proposed to predict the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures. The upper flammability limits for methane, ethane, propane and n-butane/air mixtures at ambient temperature and initial pressure of 0.3 MPa–2.0 MPa are identified through the adiabatic flame temperature calculation model. The association of calculated adiabatic flame temperature with pressure is presented to determine the upper flammability limit. Research shows the good agreement between the forecast upper flammability limits with pressure dependence and the experimental upper flammability limit values. The average relative error of the estimated upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at high pressures reaches 2.52%.</p>
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A method is proposed to predict the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures. The upper flammability limits for methane, ethane, propane and n-butane/air mixtures at ambient temperature and initial pressure of 0.3 MPa–2.0 MPa are identified through the adiabatic flame temperature calculation model. The association of calculated adiabatic flame temperature with pressure is presented to determine the upper flammability limit. Research shows the good agreement between the forecast upper flammability limits with pressure dependence and the experimental upper flammability limit values. The average relative error of the estimated upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at high pressures reaches 2.52%.

Estimation of the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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A method is proposed to predict the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures. The upper flammability limits for methane, ethane,...

Estimation of the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2022

Pages: 35 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2022-0012

Mots clés
Upper flammability limit, Adiabatic flame temperature, High pressure, Alkanes

© 2022 Xin Wan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Estimation of the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2022

Pages: 35 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2022-0012

Mots clésUpper flammability limit, Adiabatic flame temperature, High pressure, Alkanes

© 2022 Xin Wan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Upper flammability limit, Adiabatic flame temperature, High pressure, Alkanes