Thermal explosions and the linear mixture rule

Abstract

The results of measurements of thermal explosions for mixtures of methyl isocyanide with ethyl isocyanide diethylmercury and di-t-butyl peroxide in spherical vessels near 350 °C are reported. Although the linear mixture rule holds quite well with ethyl isocyanide, it appears to fail mildly for diethylmercury; in the case of di-t-butyl peroxide too much reaction occurs in the inlet to the reaction vessel for a test of the rule to be made. Approximate measurements of the thermal conductivities for ethyl isocyanide and diethylmercury are reported.