RF number as a new index for assessing combustion hazard of flammable gases.
A new index called RF number has been proposed for assessing the combustion hazard of all sorts of flammable gases and their mixtures. RF number represents the total expectancy of combustion hazard in terms of flammability limits and heat of combustion for each known and unknown compounds. The advantage of RF number over others such as R-index and F-number for classification of combustion hazard has been highlighted.
Kondo
Shigeo
S
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 5, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. s.kondo@aist.go.jp
Takahashi
Akifumi
A
Tokuhashi
Kazuaki
K
Sekiya
Akira
A
D005390:Fires; D005544:Forecasting; D005740:Gases; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D018570:Risk Assessment
D005740:Gases; D015386:Hazardous Substances