Values of some characteristic parameters of confined explosions for LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)-air quiescent mixtures are examined in correlation with the initial pressure of fuel-air mixture and fuel/air ratio. The explosion pressures, the explosion times and the maximum rates of pressure rise were obtained from experiments made at ambient initial temperature in two closed vessels with cent...

An experimental study on maximum explosion pressure in closed vessel deflagration of stoichiometric gaseous mixtures, for various initial pressures within 0.3 – 1.2 bar and ambient initial temperature is reported. Explosion pressures and explosion times of stoichiometric methane-, ethaneand propane-air mixtures were measured in a spherical vessel and in two cylindrical vessels with different di...

New laminar burning velocity measurements of 85:15% (by volume) H2–CO and H2–N2 mixtures with O2–He oxidizer are reported at lean conditions and elevated pressures (1–10 atm). Experiments are conducted using the heat flux method at initial temperature of 298 K. In this technique a near adiabatic flame is stabilized by balancing the heat loss from the flame to the burner with heat gain to the un...

Heat flow SQ of the First Law of Thermodynamics is expressed in terms of the entropy flow &Q/T) SQ = SIT(QIT)I = ~~(Q/~+(Q~~d~ where T&Q/T) denotes the energy equivalent of the entropy flow, and (Q/T)dT introduces the concept of lost heat into entropy production. Here Q = QK f Q R where superscripts K and R indicate conduction and radiation, respectively. In terms of the lost heat, dimensionles...

Abstract A method is proposed to predict the upper flammability limits for alkanes in air at increased pressures. The methane, ethane, propane and n-butane/air mixtures ambient temperature initial pressure of 0.3 MPa–2.0 MPa are identified through adiabatic flame calculation model. association calculated with presented determine limit. Research shows good agreement between forecast dependence e...

diffusion flame in a dust cloud combustion in a counterflow configuration is investigated in this research. it is presumed that the fuel particles vaporize first to yield a gaseous fuel to oxidize with the gas phase. the reaction rate is assumed to be of the arrhenius type. conservation equations for the non-unity lewis number are solved and the flame temperature with the variations of differen...

A parametric direct numerical simulation study was conducted to investigate the effects of initial flow field (quiescent or turbulent), nozzle inlet sharpness and width, main chamber composition (lean stoichiometric), ignition kernel placement in a two-dimensional prechamber (PC) system. The strongly coupled operating geometric parameters determine time at which flame exits prechamber, transien...

in this work, dynamic mechanical properties of three high-manganese steels with trip/twip or fully twip characteristics are studied. high strain rate experiments in the range of true strain rates between ~500 and 1800 /s are conducted using a dynamic torsional testing setup. all the three steels show a positive strain rate sensitivity in the intermediate range of strain rates (up to 500 /s). bu...