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Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations
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Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations

by Robert J. Alonzo
January 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
512 pages
18h 35m
English
William Andrew
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materials’ physical characteristic data, including the ignition temperatures of some gases
and vapors.
API RP 2216 indicates:
ignition of flammable hydrocarbon vapors by a hot surface at the minimum ignition temper-
atures (for the specific hydrocarbon) is not likely. Experimental studies, testing and practical
experience have shown that hot surfaces must typically be hundreds of degrees above published
minimum ignition temperatures to ignite freely moving hydrocarbon vapor in the open air .
Whether or not flames will develop when a hydrocarbon contacts a hot surface depends not only
on the surface temperature, but also on the extent (size) of the hot ...
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