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IN an earlier communication1, the occurrence of bright blue flames by rapid adiabatic compression of methane–air mixtures was reported. Similar observations have recently been reported for methane by other workers2,3 using the motored engine technique.
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MOORE, N., SIMONSON, J. Ignition of Methane-Air Mixtures by Rapid Compression. Nature 173, 543–544 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173543a0
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