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"Lower Explosive or Flammable Limit" (LEL/LFL) "Upper Explosive or Flammable Limit" (UEL/UFL)

The document discusses the flammable and explosive ranges of common gases and vapors. It explains that below the lower explosive limit and above the upper explosive limit, a gas or vapor will not burn when exposed to an ignition source. It provides a table listing the lower and upper explosive limits in percentages for many common fuels and gases. It stresses the importance of proper ventilation when storing flammable gases to dilute concentrations below 25% of the lower explosive limit and prevent explosions.

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"Lower Explosive or Flammable Limit" (LEL/LFL) "Upper Explosive or Flammable Limit" (UEL/UFL)

The document discusses the flammable and explosive ranges of common gases and vapors. It explains that below the lower explosive limit and above the upper explosive limit, a gas or vapor will not burn when exposed to an ignition source. It provides a table listing the lower and upper explosive limits in percentages for many common fuels and gases. It stresses the importance of proper ventilation when storing flammable gases to dilute concentrations below 25% of the lower explosive limit and prevent explosions.

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The Flammable Range (Explosive Range) is the range of a concentration of a gas or

vapor that will burn (or explode) if an ignition source is introduced.


Below the explosive or flammable range the mixture is too lean to burn and above the
upper explosive or flammable limit the mixture is too rich to burn. The limits are commonly
called the "Lower Explosive or Flammable Limit" (LEL/LFL) and the "Upper Explosive or
Flammable Limit" (UEL/UFL).
The lower and upper explosion concentration limits for some common gases are indicated
in the table below. Some of the gases are commonly used as fuel in combustion
processes.

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

Acetaldehyde

60

Acetic acid

19.9

Acetone

2.6

12.8

Acetyl chloride

7.3

19

Acetylene

2.5

81

Acrolein

2.8

31

Acrylonitrile

3.0

17

Allyl chloride

2.9

11.1

Ammonia

15

28

Arsine

5.1

78

Benzene

1.35

6.65

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

1,3-Butadiene

2.0

12

n-Butane

1.86

8.41

iso-Butane

1.80

8.44

iso-Butene

1.8

9.0

Butyl acetate

Butyl alcohol,
Butanol

11

Butylene

1.98

9.65

Butyl methyl
ketone

Carbon Disulfide

1.3

50

Carbon
Monoxide

12

75

Cyanogen

6.0

42.6

Cyclobutane

1.8

11.1

Cyclohexane

1.3

Cyclohexanol

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

Cyclopropane

2.4

10.4

Cyclohexanone

Dekane

0.8

5.4

Diborane

0.8

88

1,1Dichloroethane

11

Diethyl Ether

1.9

36

Diesel fuel

0.6

7.5

Diethanolamine

13

Diethylamine

13

Diethylether

1.9

48

Dimethyl
sulphoxide

42

Diisobutyl ketone

Diisopropyl ether

21

Epichlorohydrin

21

Ethane

12.4

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

Ethylene

2.75

28.6

Ethyl Alcohol,
Ethanol

3.3

19

Ethyl acetate

12

Ethylamine

3.5

14

Ethylbenzene

1.0

7.1

Ethyl Chloride

3.8

15.4

Etylene glycol

22

Ethylene oxide

100

Fuel Oil No.1

0.7

Furan

14

Furfural

19

Gasoline

1.4

7.6

Glycerol

19

Heptane

1.0

6.7

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

Hexane

1.1

7.5

Hydrogen

75

Hydrogen sulfide

4.3

46

Isobutane

1.8

9.6

Isobutyl alcohol

11

Isophorone

Isopropyl
Alcohol,
Isopropanol

12

Kerosene Jet A-1

0.7

Methane

15

Methyl Acetate

16

Methyl Alcohol,
Methanol

6.7

36

Methyl Chloride

10.7

17.4

Methyl Ethyl
Ketone

1.8

10

Mineral spirits

0.7

6.5

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

Naphthalene

0.9

5.9

n-Heptane

1.0

6.0

n-Hexane

1.25

7.0

n-Pentene

1.65

7.7

Naphtalene

0.9

5.9

Neopentane

1.38

7.22

Neohexane

1.19

7.58

Nitrobenzene

Nitromethane

7.3

22.2

n-Octane

1.0

iso-Octane

0.79

5.94

n-Pentane

1.4

7.8

iso-Pentane

1.32

9.16

Propane

2.1

10.1

Propyl acetate

Fuel Gas

"Lower
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(LEL/LFL)
(%)

"Upper
Explosive or
Flammable
Limit"
(UEL/UFL)
(%)

Propylene

2.0

11.1

Propylene oxide

2.3

36

Pyridine

12

Silane

1.5

98

Styrene

1.1

6.1

Tetrahydrofuran

12

Toluene

1.27

6.75

Trichloroethylene

13

90

Triptane

1.08

6.69

Turpentine

0.8

Vinyl acetate

2.6

13.4

Vinyl chloride

3.6

33

p-Xylene

1.0

6.0

Note! The limits indicated are for gas and air at 20oC and atmospheric pressure.
It is important that areas where flammable gases are stored are well ventilated. When
designing the ventilation systems, be aware of the specific gravity of the actual gas. The
gas mixture from a leakage will not be homogeneous. and a light gas concentrates along
the ceiling. A heavy gas concentrates along the floor.

Ventilation, natural or mechanical, must be sufficient to limit the concentration of


flammable gases or vapors to a maximum level of 25% of their "Lower Explosive or
Flammable Limit" (LEL/LFL).
Minimum ventilation required: 1 cfm/sq.ft.
Recommended ventilation: 2 cfm/sq.ft or 12 air changes per hour - half the air

supplied and exhausted near the ceiling and half the air supplied and exhausted
near the floor

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