Explosive Hazard of Vapor–Gas Mixtures of Fluoride‐Containing Saturated Hydrocarbons with Fluoride and Chlorine Trifluoride

Abstract

The limits of explosion of the CF₃CFH₂–F₂–N₂, C₃F₈–F₂–N₂, C₄F₈–F₂–N₂, C₄F₈–ClF₃–N₂, C₄F₁₀–ClF₃–N₂, and F₂ClCF₂Cl–F₂–N₂ mixtures are determined. For some compositions of the first two mixtures, the maximum pressure of explosion and the maximum pressure‐growth rate are measured. The transition from deflagration to detonation is observed in undiluted mixtures close to stoichiometric compositions. The burning rates of the mixtures examined are comparable with the burning rates of oxygen–hydrogen mixtures.