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Auto-ignition

Auto-ignition

Created OnDecember 5, 2017
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The ignition of a combustible material without initiation by a spark or flame, when the material has been raised to a temperature at which self-sustaining combustion occurs.

Related:

  • Auto ignition temperature
  • Explosion Proof
  • Flame arrester
  • Explosion proof
  • Hog (Hogging)
  • Spontaneous combustion

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