REVIEW OF IGNITION AND FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES OF LUBRICANTS

Abstract

The ignition temperature and flammability properties of combustible fluids are useful in determining safety guidelines and in assessing the fire or explosion hazard which may exist in the environment where the fluids are employed. This report is a compilation and review of such information for over 90 lubricants and hydraulic fluids. Particular emphasis is given to those fluids used in aircraft applications. Data are presented for petroleum base fluids and purely synthetic fluids in air, oxygen, and oxygen-nitrogen atmospheres at pressures from 1/8 to 1000 atmospheres. The temperature requirements for ignitions in heated vessels, by heated wires, and by jets of hot gas are compared over a range of heat source dimensions. Similarly, the flash points, flammability limits, decomposition temperatures, and other related properties are compared and discussed for the various classes of lubricants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0665121

Entities

People

  • Joseph M. Kuchta
  • Ralph J. Cato

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autoignition
  • Decomposition
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fires
  • Flash Point
  • Fluids
  • Halogenated Hydrocarbons
  • Hot Gases
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Lubricants
  • Materials
  • Plastic Explosives

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.