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The flammability of a gaseous fuel can be investigated by finding the limiting mixture with air which just propagates a flame. For example,(1) mixtures of hydrogen and air burn only if the molecular ratio, O2/2H2, lies in the range 0.15–10. Mixtures of n-hexane and air burn only over a narrower range of compositions containing 0.3–1.8 times the stoichiometric amount of oxygen. The hydrocarbon may therefore be considered less flammable than hydrogen.
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Fenimore, C.P. (1975). Candle-Type Test for Flammability of Polymers. In: Lewin, M., Atlas, S.M., Pearce, E.M. (eds) Flame-Retardant Polymeric Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2148-4_9
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