Article | REF: SE5020 V2

Risk of gas explosion - Flammability of gases and vapors

Author: Jean-Louis GUSTIN

Publication date: May 10, 2016 | Lire en français

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    3. Gas-phase detonation

    3.1 Nature of the phenomenon

    According to Van Tiggelen and De Soete , it is the supersonic velocity of propagation that enables detonation to be considered as a particular modality of explosion. In most cases, the same explosive gas mixture is capable of both deflagration and detonation, and it is the operating conditions that determine one or the other form of explosion.

    Operating conditions can therefore be...

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