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Upper flammable limit (UFL)

Upper flammable limit (UFL)

Created OnJanuary 16, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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The concentration of a hydrocarbon gas in air above which there is insufficient oxygen to support and propagate combustion. Sometimes referred to as upper explosive limit (UEL).

Related:

  • Lower flammable limit (LFL)
  • Flammable range
  • Hydrocarbon Gas
  • Explosive range
  • Explosion Proof
  • Dreadage or Dreading Clause

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