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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by John G. Webster, Halit Eren
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1921 pages
82h 13m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
12-1
12.1 Introduction
e demand for hydrogen as a process gas and as a renewable energy carrier to reduce dependence on
fossil fuels and to mitigate the problems associated with greenhouse gas emissions is increasing [1,2].
Hy
drogen
ha
s
a ve
ry
lo
w
de
nsity
(0.08
99
kg
/m
3
) and boiling point (20.39 K) and high diusion coef-
cient (0.61 cm
2
/s in air). It has a low minimum ignition energy (0.017 mJ), high heat of combustion
(1
42kJ/g
H
2
), and wide ammable range (4–75 vol% in air), as well as a high burning velocity and an
ig
nition
te
mperature
of 56
0
°C. Hy
drogen
al
so
ac
ts
as a st
rong
re
ducing
ag
ent
fo
r
ma
ny
el
ements
an
d
has a high permeability t ...
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