ABSTRACT
There is a substantial amount of literature concerning the safety of combustion processes. The majority of this literature is dedicated to air-based combustion applications, and it includes information for the supply and safe handling of many fuels such as natural gas, propane, and fuel oils. Less information exists concerning combustion with oxygen-enriched air or with pure oxygen. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a safety overview of the issues that are important for the practical use of oxygen in oxygen-enriched combustion applications. However, anyone planning to implement such a process should contact their industrial gas supplier for detailed guidelines and recommendations concerning the safe use of oxygen.
