Flammability and Explosion Limits of H2 and H2/CO: A Literature Review

Abstract

The literature related to the flammability and explosion limits of H2/O2,H2/O2/diluent, CO/H2/O2, and CO/H2/air mixtures is reviewed, with particular attention to those aspects relevant to space- and launch vehicle- related conditions. The discussion is hardly exhaustive but is meant to be reasonably self-contained. Applications to a recent Atlas II AC-101 booster system exhaust leak are considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1992
Accession Number
ADA264896

Entities

People

  • Norman Cohen

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autoignition
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Detonations
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Gases
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Ignition

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space