Flammability and ignitability

E.M. Goodger

Applied Energy, 1979, vol. 5, issue 1, 84 pages

Abstract: A clear distinction emerges between the properties [`]flammability' and [`]ignitability' by defining them in terms of temperature. The light hydrocarbon fuels, for example, are seen to produce flammable mixtures at near ambient temperatures and thus, for fire safety, require protection from sparks, flames and other localised sources of energy within the vicinity of storage. The heavier fuels, and lubricants, on the other hand, are not flammable in this way, but would ignite spontaneously if subjected to general overheating.

Date: 1979
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