scope:

This pamphlet is presented in two parts:

Part A: Reactions of Chlorine and Hydrogen: A Bibliography, aims to bring together in a single source all known pertinent, published references on explosive properties of gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen and chlorine. References for each of those published reports are found in Section 3 of this pamphlet. In addition, a number of selected abstracts are included (See Section 4). The availability of an abstract will be indicated by a number in parenthesis [e.g. (46-1)] following the document's citation in the text.

Part B: Reaction Characteristics of Hydrogen Admixed with Chlorine, Oxygen and Inert Gases, is based on the literature review of reaction characteristics of hydrogen with chlorine and with mixtures of chlorine and oxygen, and represents an attempt to graphically show ignition and detonation zones for the systems hydrogen-chlorineoxygen and hydrogen-chlorine-air. In addition the effects of inert gases, nitrogen, water vapor, hydrogen chloride and carbon dioxide on the ignition limits of the hydrogen-chlorine system are illustrated.