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Source Lower Flammability Limit (LFL) Upper Flammability Limit (UFL) Chemical Process Safety with Fundamental Applications, Crowel and Louvar 5.0% Volume 15% Volume PubChem 4.3% Volume 14.0% Volume Engineering Toolbox 4.4% Volume 16% Volume Personal Data >4.0% Volume 16.1-16.5% volume Chemical Process Safety With Fundemental Applications by Crowel and Louvar National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database ; CID=297, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/297 (Acessed Oct. 22, 2018). https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/explosive-concentration-limits-d_423.html

I will be doing my second major writing assignment on lower and upper flammability limits of methane in air in standard Iowa weather conditions. Due to the nature of the assignment and my topic it is likely that I will have to focus on one of the limits, not both. LFLs and UFLS have been widely tested across many conditions, however slight variations in temperature, pressure, humidity, air composition, and many other factors may have effects on the LFL and UFL. Recently I conducted a laboratory experiment on LFLs among other things, and therefor already have the data. Data was collected using a flammability chamber built by Fauske & Associates. LFLs and UFLs are extremely important chemical property data because they essentially give the % volume concentration range at which a gas will burn in air under different conditions. This is very important information because it may be used to both transport and store gasses so that they are less likely to explode or cause a fire.

The IMRaD organization technique closely mimics the style of writing in which lab reports are generally done. It is very different from a persuasive or argumentative paper in both the purpose and organization of the paper. The purpose of papers written with IMRaD format is simply to inform, there isn't an arguments section, there is simply what is done, why it was done (sometimes) and the implications of the results. In a persuasive or argumentative paper one must actually make a case and attempt to convince the reader. The paper is not exclusively facts. Additionally, argumentative papers may be organized in a variety of formats. IMRaD format is very standardized with headers for different sections of the paper.