SummaryThe first object of this paper is to show the concordance between three different theoretical approaches to flame stabilisation and to compare published experimental data with the theoretical predictions. Good agreement between the theory and experimental results is obtained. The second object is to show that, at low pressures, the predictions of these theories must be qualified in view of the increasing importance of heat losses from the flame region. It is shown that there must exist a minimum pressure below which a flame cannot be maintained in a given combustible mixture, irrespective of the rate of flow of the mixture, unless heat losses are entirely eliminated.
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