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The term is considered by many safety professionals to be the same as the lower explosive level (LEL). At a concentration in air lower than the LFL, gas mixtures are "too lean" to burn. Methane gas has an LFL of 4.4%. [1] If the atmosphere has less than 4.4% methane, an explosion cannot occur even if a source of ignition is present.
Limiting oxygen concentration for selected gases and two inerts (volume percent oxygen) [3] Gas or vapor Nitrogen / Air Carbon dioxide / Air Hydrogen: 5 5.2 Methane: 12 14.5 Ethane: 11 13.5 Propane: 11.5 14.5 n-Butane: 12 14.5 Isobutane: 12 15
Any mixture of methane and air will therefore lie on the straight line between pure methane and pure air – this is shown as the blue air-line. The upper and lower flammability limits of methane in air are located on this line, as shown (labelled UEL and LEL, respectively). The stoichiometric combustion of methane is: CH 4 + 2O 2 → CO 2 + 2H ...
Methane is extremely flammable and may form explosive mixtures with air. Methane gas explosions are responsible for many deadly mining disasters. [84] A methane gas explosion was the cause of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster in West Virginia on April 5, 2010, killing 29. [85]
1400 ppm: 141797 (10% Lower explosive limit LEL) 72-43-5: 1306: Methoxychlor: 5000 mg/m 3-72435, carcinogenic substance 79-20-9: 0507: Methyl acetate: 9393 mg/m 3: 3100 ppm: 79209 (10% Lower explosive limit LEL) 74-99-7: 0560: Methyl acetylene: 2788 mg/m 3: 1700 ppm: 74997 (10% Lower explosive limit LEL) 59355-75-8-Methyl acetylene-propadiene ...
A methane gas and dust explosion resulted in the deaths of 195 men. [4] [5] The New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion, destroying the New London School of the city of New London, Texas. The disaster killed three hundred students and teachers.
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The first is a possible explosion if the mixture of LPG and air is within the explosive limits and there is an ignition source. The second is suffocation due to LPG displacing air, causing a decrease in oxygen concentration. A full LPG gas cylinder contains 86% liquid; the ullage volume will contain vapour at a pressure that varies with ...