Estimation of the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures

Wan, Xin; Wang, Min; Cao, Chunyan; Zhao, Shuang; Song, Zhiguo

doi:10.2478/pjct-2022-0012

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Estimation of the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures

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