Analysis and theoretical calculation of explosion characteristics of methane-air mixture in a spherical vessel

Lu Yinchen; Tao Gang; Zhang Lijing

doi:10.11883/1001-1455(2017)04-0773-06

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Lu Yinchen, Tao Gang, Zhang Lijing. Analysis and theoretical calculation of explosion characteristics of methane-air mixture in a spherical vessel[J]. Explosion And Shock Waves, 2017, 37(4): 773-778. doi: 10.11883/1001-1455(2017)04-0773-06

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Lu Yinchen, Tao Gang, Zhang Lijing. Analysis and theoretical calculation of explosion characteristics of methane-air mixture in a spherical vessel[J]. Explosion And Shock Waves, 2017, 37(4): 773-778. doi: 10.11883/1001-1455(2017)04-0773-06

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Analysis and theoretical calculation of explosion characteristics of methane-air mixture in a spherical vessel

doi: 10.11883/1001-1455(2017)04-0773-06

College of Safety Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China

Received Date: 2015-12-28
Rev Recd Date: 2016-03-30
Publish Date: 2017-07-25

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To study the characteristics of the methane-air mixture exploding in a closed spherical container, we determined the appropriate combustion products and chemical equilibrium temperature using the chemical equilibrium calculation software, thereby predicting the maximum explosion pressure of the mixture. The MATLAB program based on the flame growth model was adopted to calculate the curve showing the relationship between the explosion pressure and time. The calculation processes were verified by the comparison of the obtained results with the experimental data, and the origin of the error was also identified. Further, it is found that the empirical formula of the deflagration index K_G derived from the flame growth model is well fitted with the experimental date near the chemical equivalent line.
- maximum pressure,
- deflagration index,
- chemical equilibrium calculation,
- flame growth model

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