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Methodologies for installing fixed flammable gas detectors

Author: Guillaume BREYSSE

Publication date: June 10, 2019 | Lire en français

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    Flash point

    Minimum temperature at which a fuel generates enough vapor to create an atmosphere that ignites in the presence of an ignition source, but insufficient to sustain combustion.

    Flash point; fire point

    Temperature (above the flash point) at which a fuel generates enough vapor to ensure sustained combustion after ignition by an ignition source.

    Autoignition temperature

    Temperature at which a mixture ignites in the absence of any ignition source.

    Limite inférieure d'explosivité; lower explosive limit

    Concentration below which the fuel/fuel mixture is too lean for combustion.

    Limite supérieure d'explosivité; upper explosive limit

    Concentration above which the...

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