autoignition temperature

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autoignition temperature

[¦ȯd·ō·ig¦nish·ən ′tem·prə·chər]

(chemistry)

The temperature at which a material (solid, liquid, or gas) will self-ignite and sustain combustion in air without an external spark or flame.

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Hydrogen has an autoignition temperature of 858K requiring an ignition source to combust in an IC engine (Lambe, Watson 1993).

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Autoignition temperature (430[degrees]C) is lower than the melting temperature (650[degrees]C), so any spark can cause the ignition of chips or dust.

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This reduction in the autoignition temperature and the greater temperature increase during the compression stroke for CR = 16:1 act together to reduce the required [T.sub.in] by ~30[degrees]C, as shown by the [T.sub.in] ranges given in the legend of Fig.

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The minimum temperature at which a dust will autoignite when exposed to air heated in a furnace is the minimum autoignition temperature. Experimentally, a furnace is heated to a temperature and a dust is blown into the furnace to determine whether it will ignite.