Explosive hazard of vapor–gas mixtures of fluoride-containing saturated hydrocarbons with fluoride and chlorine trifluoride

The limits of explosion of the CF$_3$CFH$_2$/F$_2$/N$_2$, C$_3$F$_8$/F$_2$/N$_2$, C$_4$F$_8$/F$_2$/N$_2$, C$_4$F$_8$/ClF$_3$/N$_2$, C$_4$F$_{10}$/ClF$_3$/N$_2$, and CF$_2$ClCF$_2$Cl/F$_2$/N$_2$ mixtures are determined. For some compositions of the first two mixtures, the maximum pressure of explosion and the maximum pressure-growth rate are measured. The transition from deflagration to detonation is observed in undiluted mixtures close to stoichiometric compositions. The burning rates of the mixtures examined are comparable with the burning rates of oxygen–hydrogen mixtures.