Figure 1:
Starting temperature and adiabatic induction time relationship of a low-temperature exothermally decomposed substance. Determination of the adiabatic induction time is made under adiabatic conditions.

The adiabatic induction time is defined as the time which is needed for the self-heating from the start temperature to the time of maximum rate. The choice of the starting temperatures strongly influences the adiabatic induction time.



Figure 2:
AKTS-Thermokinetics software input.