Related Terms. Common boundary where direct contact between two different cultures, devices, entities, environments, systems, etc., occurs, and where energy, information, and/or material is exchanged. An electrical outlet or a telephone jack a common example of device interface.
Definition. Gas that at ambient temperature and pressure forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 12 percent (or less) by volume.efinition. Gas that at ambient temperature and pressure forms a flammable mixture with air at a concentration of 12 percent (or less) by volume.
Methane is the major component of natural gas. It is highly flammable and can form explosive mixtures with air if it concentrates in an enclosed space with poor ventilation. The range of air concentrations at which methane levels are considered to be an explosion hazard is 5 to 15% of the total air volume.