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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] 4% vs. 5% hydrogen
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 9:30:30 PM
Author: Jeff Tenney <jtenney46**At_Symbol_Here**ATT.NET> 		Next by Date:
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (14 articles)
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 07:40:12 -0400
Author: DCHAS Membership Chair

From: Whitney Rochelle Hess <wrhess**At_Symbol_Here**MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] 4% vs. 5% hydrogen
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 01:38:27 +0000
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Hi Debbie,

This is related to the molar heat capacity of the inert gas. The larger the molar heat capacity, the greater the inerting effect. Argon has a smaller molar heat capacity compared to nitrogen, so a lower concentration of H2 in argon would support flame propagation. ISO 10156 is a good reference for this.

Best,
Whitney
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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU] on behalf of Debbie M. Decker [dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 7:34 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] 4% vs. 5% hydrogen

Hi all:

 

Riddle me this - why is 5% hydrogen in nitrogen considered NOT flammable and 4% in argon considered flammable?  Tried to reach Praxair but no one is home.

 

This makes absolutely no sense to me.

 

Thanks,

Debbie

 

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow

Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety

Councilor and Programming Co-Chair

University of California, Davis

(530)754-7964

(530)304-6728

dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu

 

Birkett's hypothesis: "Any chemical reaction

that proceeds smoothly under normal conditions,

can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."

 

 

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