Health and Safety Executive

Safety criterion for flammable clouds

The question is investigated of whether Lower Flammable Limit or a half of that concentration should be used as the criterion in safety analyses. Relevant experimental data, model concepts, and theoretical ideas are reviewed, and the imprecision of the question is highlighted.

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