title: Comparison of two standard test methods for determining explosion limits of gases at atmospheric conditions.
abstract: A comparison is made between two internationally accepted methods to determine the explosion limits of gases at atmospheric pressure and room temperature (20 l sphere - DIN 51649). Significant differences (about 1 vol.%) in the upper explosion limits (UEL) values are found for four hydrocarbons tested. A new criterion is proposed which leads to close agreement between the UEL values obtained by the two methods.
authors.affiliation: K.U. Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Celestijnenlaan 300A, B-3001, Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium. geoffrey.desmedt@mech.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Smedt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Corte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Notelé
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berghmans
mesh_terms: D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D005107:Explosions; D005740:Gases; D012016:Reference Values; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005740:Gases