Flammability limit (Le Chatelier)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the Combustion Chemistry subtree

Le Chatelier 1891 mixing rule: flammability limit of fuel mixture = 1 / sum(y_i / LFL_i); LEL ~5% for hydrocarbons in air; UEL ~15%; outside this range mixture cannot sustain flame propagation.

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