Studies on the effect of altitude on the flammable liquids' flash point

YanFei Tang, Chao Ding, Yaping He, Dechuang Zhou, Jian Wang

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[Presented in this paper is part of an experimental series conducted at different altitudes to investigate the influence of altitude on the flammable liquids' flash point. The BS-1 closed bomb apparatus is used to measure the flash points of two flammable liquids (dimethylacetylamide(DMA) and RP-5 Jet A) in a hypobaric chamber under the altitude change from 4860 km to the sea level. The experimental results show that the flash points of DMA and Jet A decrease linearly with the increase in altitude in the low altitude region below the corresponding critical altitudes but non-linearly above. The critical altitudes for DMA and RP-5 Jet A are found to be 3 km and 3.83 km respectively. When the altitude reaches or surpasses the critical altitude, the flash point decreases rapidly. In particular, the flash point of the DMA exhibits a peculiar sudden transition above the critical altitude.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMaterials Science, Environment Protection and Applied Research: Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers from the 2014 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Material Application (ESME 2014), March 22-23, 2014, Wuhan, China
    PublisherTrans Tech Publications
    Pages345-348
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9783038350644
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventInternational Conference on Environmental Science and Material Application -
    Duration: 22 Mar 2014 → …

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    ISSN (Print)1022-6680

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    ConferenceInternational Conference on Environmental Science and Material Application
    Period22/03/14 → …

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