Because the lowest explosion temperature of combustible liquids cannot be completely accurately described by flash point
a low temperature limit of flammability measurement system for testing the flammable liquid or solid chemicals is developed following the standard of ASTM E1232-07. The repeatability and accuracy of the apparatus get better than ±0.5 ℃. The reliability of the system is validated by the measurements for acetic acid and phthalic anhydride. Low temperature limits of the flammability of several common flammable liquids are sought out and experimentally compared with their flash points. The maximum deviation between the low temperature limits of flammability and the flash points approaches 4 ℃
which reveals the importance of low temperature limit of flammability for the safety production
transport and operation in the industries relating to flammable compounds.
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