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WITH reference to Prof. Bone's letter in NATURE of Dec. 11, p. 837, it is evident that the speed generalisation advanced by Prof. R. V. Wheeler and Dr. W. Payman must break down when one of the combustible gases in a complex mixture interferes with the burning of another. This has been shown to occur for carbon monoxide—hydrogen—air mixtures by Dr. Payman (J.C.S., 115, 1454, 1919). In this case the speed of burning of carbon monoxide is much increased in the presence of hydrogen. The reverse effect occurs when mixtures of carbon disulphide not too far removed from the limit are mixed with certain other combustibles (J.C.S., 121, 2561, 1922). By mixing suitable carbon disulphide—air and (say) ether air mixtures having the same speed of flame, mixtures can be obtained which refuse to propagate flame.
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WHITE, A. The Supposed Law of Flame Speeds. Nature 119, 51 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119051c0
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