Definition(s)


Flammable (Explosive) Limits

The lower and upper percentages by volume of concentration of gas in a gas-air mixture that will form an ignitable mixture. (See NFPA 325M.)

Source: API RP 14G, Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production Platforms: Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, April 2007. Global Standards

 

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