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The HC value: A method for estimating the flammability of mixtures of combustible gases

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The authors discuss the use of the ratio of gas concentration to its lower flammable limit in estimating the flammability of combustible gas mixtures.

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  1. Coward, H. F., and Jones, G. W., “Limits of Flammability of Gases and Vapors,” Bulletin 503, U. S. Bureau of Mines (1952).

  2. Hilado, C. J., “A Method for Estimating Limits of Flammability,”Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 6, No. 2 (April 1975), pp. 130–139.

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  1. Fire Safety Center, University of San Francisco, USA

    Carlos J. Hilado & Heather J. Cumming

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  1. Carlos J. Hilado
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Hilado, C.J., Cumming, H.J. The HC value: A method for estimating the flammability of mixtures of combustible gases. Fire Technol 13, 195–198 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303414

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