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1. Characteristics of flammable gas mixtures
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Flammable gas phase
A gaseous phase is flammable when it allows a flame to propagate. This may be a combustion flame involving a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas. It can also be a flame resulting from the decomposition of an unstable gas, either pure or mixed with an inert gas.
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Flammable mixtures
A gas mixture is flammable when it consists of a fuel gas, or a mixture of fuel gases, and an oxidizing gas, or a mixture of oxidizing gases.
– The fuel can be a hydrocarbon such as natural gas or propane, hydrocarbon vapors, solvents, hydrogen, or even the vapor of an oxidizable metal.
– The oxidizer can be oxygen, air, mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen of varying composition, but also oxidizing gases such as ozone, chlorine,...
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Bibliography
- (1) - INRS - Les mélanges explosifs. - Ibid., Partie 1 : Gaz et Vapeurs, ED 911, ISBN 2-7389-1183-8 (1994) (2004) http://www.inrs.fr/
- (2) - MEDARD (L.) - Les explosifs occasionnels....
Websites
Encyclopedia of gases, liquid air https://www.airliquide.com/fr/media/lencyclopedie-gaz
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Standards and norms
- Explosive atmospheres – Part 20-1: Substance characteristics for gas and vapour classification – Test methods and data https://www.afnor.org/ - NF EN 60079-20-1 - 06-10
- Explosive atmospheres – Part 20-1: Substance characteristics for gas and vapour classification – Test methods and data http://www.afnor.org - CEI 60079-20-1 - 2010
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