大长径比管道汽油-空气混合气爆炸与抑制实验研究*

为探究狭长受限空间中油气爆炸失控时的发展状态,探索高效环保的油气爆炸抑制方法,利用长径比155的管道开展92号汽油-空气混合气爆炸发展规律和七氟丙烷主动抑爆技术研究。通过测量不同端部开口条件下油气爆炸超压、火焰传播速度、火焰强度等参数,对比研究空爆和抑爆工况下的油气爆炸变化规律,探讨长直管道中的油气爆炸特性,分析七氟丙烷抑爆效果。结果表明:大长径比管道中,端部开口泄爆对降低油气爆炸破坏能力的作用较小,开口与否对最大超压峰值的出现位置有影响;长直管道空爆时,油气爆炸由爆燃发展成爆轰,管道尾部的爆轰波速可达近2 000 m/s;密闭管道中,爆轰发生前火焰传播呈“已燃区-火焰锋面-待燃区-前驱激波-未燃区”的2波3区结构;主动抑爆方式下七氟丙烷抑爆效果良好,最大超压峰值降低幅度可达90%,火焰传播被及时阻断。     

水平管道泄爆面开启压力对甲烷爆燃压力的影响*

为了研究泄爆面不同开启压力对甲烷爆燃压力的影响,针对受限空间内甲烷/空气混合物爆燃传播过程,建立由水平管道构成的数值模型。研究结果表明:水平管道内存在爆燃压力积聚和泄放的双重效应,随着泄爆面开启压力的增加,测点爆燃压力峰值增大而且测点间爆燃压力峰值差异逐渐减小;在泄爆面不同开启压力条件下,泄压效应造成泄爆面及外部空气域爆燃压力衰减,随着泄爆面开启压力的增加,泄爆面开启时间近似呈线性增大;与水平管道内和泄爆面附近测点相比,水平管道外侧测点的爆燃压力峰值和振荡幅值均显著衰减,而且随着泄爆面开启压力的增加,测点爆燃压力峰值及测点间爆燃压力峰值差异均逐渐增大。     

甲烷-空气预混气体泄爆过程的实验研究

对甲烷-空气预混气体在球形容器和球形管道连通容器内的泄爆过程进行实验研究,根据实验结果得出在较小的泄压面积时,与密闭容器爆炸实验比较,不能降低容器内的最大压力,反而会增大容器内的最大压力。通过实验结果分析,泄爆口安装在远离点火源的位置,当发生预混气体爆炸时能较好地降低容器内的最大压力,起到保护容器的作用。     

初始压力对连通容器甲烷-空气混合物泄爆压力的影响

建立球形容器与管道、2个球形容器与管道组成的2种形式的连通容器试验装置,研究初始压力对连通容器甲烷-空气混合物泄爆压力的影响。结果表明:连通容器内泄爆超压随初始压力增加而增大,并与初始压力近似成线性关系;对于2个球形容器与管道组成的连通容器,起爆容器的泄爆超压始终小于传爆容器;泄爆方式和点火方式对连通容器泄爆超压有较大影响,大容器点火时,2个容器的泄爆压力差随初始压力增加而增大,但小容器点火时,2个容器的泄爆压力差随初始压力的增加变化较小;初始压力对不同结构和尺寸的连通容器的泄爆压力的影响不同,当令初始压力对大容器点火时,小容器内泄爆压力受影响最大,而当对单球形容器与管道组成的连通容器的小容器点火时,小容器内泄爆压力受影响最小。     

连通容器单/双口泄爆压力特性研究

为提高对工业生产中连通结构装置内爆炸事故的抑制及防护水平,开展实验室试验,研究2个球形容器及管道组合成的连通容器中甲烷-空气混合气体泄爆过程。通过改变该装置上2个泄爆口的开合状态,观察单口及双口泄爆时容器内部的压力变化。结果表明:对于连通结构装置内的爆炸,泄爆有一定防护效果;单口泄爆时,连通容器内会出现压力震荡现象;双口泄爆时,体积较小容器内的压力曲线会出现双波峰现象。此外,在相同泄压比情况下,泄爆面积增大,连通容器内压力会显著降低。     

泄爆面积对柱形容器泄爆过程压力影响

为了研究泄爆面积对柱形压力容器泄爆过程中压力变化的影响,采用经典流体力学软件FLU ENT在泄爆口直径分别为50、80、100mm情况下对容器内甲烷和空气混合气体泄爆过程进行了数值模拟,研究了不同情况下容器内压力发展变化规律以及爆炸流场参数分布。结果表明当泄爆压力为0.04MPa,泄爆口直径50mm时,泄爆口开启后压力容器内压力呈现继续上升趋势;泄爆口直径为80、100mm时,泄爆口开启后压力均立即下降,采用直径100mm泄爆口时压力下降速率更快,容器内压力降至环境压力所需时间更短。     

半受限空间油气无约束泄爆外场特性研究

为研究半受限空间油气无约束泄爆外场特性,基于爆炸力学、可燃气体爆炸超压评估法则和化学动力学等理论,建立评估外场爆燃超压的无量纲比例距离模型;采用模拟试验的研究方法,测量外场爆燃超压并记录火焰形态变化过程;基于此,分析外场超压与火焰形态变化规律,提出外场超压-比例距离变化半经验公式。结果表明:外场横纵方向上最大爆燃超压与比例距离成负指数函数关系;流场与火焰间的正反馈作用决定了火焰传播过程中的形态变化。     

泄爆口参数对氢气火焰传播过程影响的数值模拟*

为了减少管内气体爆炸造成的损失与破坏,基于大涡模拟LES模型和Zimont燃烧模型,研究泄爆尺寸(直径为40,60,80 mm)和泄爆位置(侧方距点火端1,3,5 m)等泄爆条件对受限空间中氢气燃爆特性的影响。研究结果表明:大孔径泄爆口更好的排放效果造成火焰锋面在通过泄爆口时发生严重畸变,而泄爆口与点火端距离的增加则会削弱火焰锋面畸变的程度,且不同尺寸泄爆口产生的泄压效果差异较大。因此,应考虑将合适尺寸的泄爆口设置于靠近易燃点处。通过探索不同泄爆孔径与泄爆口位置对氢气火焰传播的影响规律,可为实际应用中的安全泄爆起到指导性作用。     

竖直分支管道泄爆开启压力对甲烷爆燃压力的影响研究

针对市政排污管网等典型受限空间内可燃气体爆燃风险,建立由水平管道和竖直分支管道构成的数值模型,研究竖直分支管道不同泄爆开启压力对甲烷爆燃压力的影响.研究结果表明:不同泄爆开启压力条件下,管道内存在爆燃压力积聚和泄放的双重效应;水平管道内各测点压力时程曲线均表现为先增大后减小而后出现亥姆霍兹振荡,随着与爆源距离的增加,初...     

涂料生产行业RTO设备典型爆炸及泄爆过程模拟

采用Fluent软件建立典型的物理模型及数值模型来模拟RTO燃烧室发生苯气体爆炸事故及其泄爆过程。结果表明:点火源设置在RTO底部且泄爆口设置在顶部时,更有利于保证RTO设备的系统安全。泄爆口开启后,燃烧室内的压力会在20 ms内达到常压,泄爆过程普遍存在二次峰值现象。燃烧室爆炸过程中燃烧室内达到压力峰值的时间随初始温度的升高而缩短,最大爆炸压力随温度升高而减小;燃烧室内达到的爆炸压力峰值随苯蒸气-空气初始化学计量比的增大呈现先增大后减小趋势,在化学计量比为1.4时,爆炸压力峰值最大。     

Reliability and applicability of empirical equations in predicting the reduced explosion pressure of vented gas explosions

Explosions caused by the rapid release of energy from the expansion of burnt gases, along with an associated pressure rise, in an enclosure can be mitigated by venting. Many empirical equations have been derived based on vented gas deflagration phenomena. In the present paper, four empirical equations for gas venting were reviewed, i.e., NFPA 68, the European Standard (EN 14994), Molkov et al. and Bradley and Mitcheson in order to assess their reliability and applicability for predicting the reduced explosion pressure (P_red) of propane-air, methane-air and hydrogen-air mixtures at three different chamber-scale volumes. The results showed that the NFPA 68 correlation is the most appropriate method for predicting P_red, while Bradley and Mitcheson gave values closer to those of experimental data for propane-air mixtures in medium and larger chambers, respectively. However, none of the predicted correlations was able to provide a reasonable prediction of P_red in a hydrogen-air explosion. In addition, these predicted correlations showed greater discrepancies in P_red values in the presence of vent area, ignition position and obstacles.     

Application and effect of negative pressure chambers on pipeline explosion venting

Explosion venting is a frequently-used way to lower explosion pressure and accident loss. Recently, studies of vessel explosion venting have received much attention, while little attention has been paid to pipe explosion venting. This study researched the characteristics of explosion venting for Coal Bed Methane (CBM) transfer pipe, and proposed the way of explosion venting to chamber in order to avoid the influence of explosion venting on external environment, and investigated the effects of explosion venting to atmosphere and chamber. When explosion venting to atmosphere, the average explosion impulse 4.89 kPa s; when explosion venting to 0 MPa (atmospheric pressure) chamber, average explosion impulse is 7.52 kPa s; when explosion venting to −0.01 MPa chamber, explosion flame and pressure obviously drop, and average explosion impulse decreases to 4.08 kPa s; when explosion venting to −0.09 MPa chamber, explosion flame goes out and average explosion impulse is 1.45 kPa s. Thus, the effect of explosion venting to negative chamber is far better than that to atmospheric chamber. Negative chamber can absorb more explosion gas and energy, increase stretch of explosion flame, and eliminate free radical of gas explosion. All these can promote the effect of explosion venting to negative chamber.     

管道结构对氢/空预混气体爆炸特性影响研究*

为研究管道结构对氢-空预混气体爆炸特性影响,采用实验与数值模拟相结合的方法,分析不同管道结构内氢-空预混气体燃爆时火焰传播进程、爆炸压力、湍流动能变化及流场分布。结果表明:90°弯管对氢-空预混气体爆炸强度增强作用明显高于T型分岔管和直管。火焰阵面在结构突变处褶皱变形较明显,并出现大尺度强湍流和涡团,气团脉动速度与湍流燃烧速率不断增大,氢-空预混气体质量扩散速率与热量扩散速率增大,湍流动能呈迅速上升趋势。     

大尺度障碍物与泄爆面对天然气内爆炸的协同作用规律研究

为阐释民用建筑内部大尺度物品与门窗等泄爆面对天然气爆炸灾害的协同作用机制，基于典型厨房空间布局及内部物品特征，借助计算流体动力学技术研究了不同泄爆面开启压力和不同大尺度障碍物体积阻塞率条件下天然气内爆炸火焰速度、爆炸超压的分布规律。研究结果表明:大尺度障碍物与泄爆面对室内天然气爆炸过程具有显著的协同作用，共同促进火焰速度与爆炸超压的显著增长，并缩短峰值超压到达时间；大尺度障碍物的存在虽然显著降低了室内天然气的体积，但从增加房间内湍流源和相对长径比的角度进一步促进了泄爆效应；大尺度障碍物与泄爆面协同作用下，室内火焰速度呈现明显的阶段性特征，并在泄爆面附近发生波动。研究结论可为民用建筑物内气体爆炸事故调查分析和灾害评估提供科学依据。     

Prediction of the relief of gas explosion in a tubular vessel by venting using a mathematical model

The relief of a gas explosion in a tubular vessel by venting can be predicted by using a mathematical model. In this model, the flame acceleration is represented by an increase in the burning velocity. The movement of a vent cover can be included. The model assumes that the vent is blocked by the vent cover prior to the explosion. the venting ratio was the most influential parameter in terms of relieving the pressure. In the case of a large venting ratio, the flame acceleration made a highly significant contribution, whereas for small venting ratios, the weight of the vent cover contributed to the relief more than the flame acceleration. When the pressure is required to be reduced significantly, the venting ratio, the vent open pressure and the weight of the vent cover must all be reduced.     

Effects of vacuum levels,carbon dioxide,and structural sizes of linked vessels on dump vessel vented

The method of explosion venting is widely used in industrial explosion-proof design due to its simple operation, economical and practical features. A dump vessel vented platform was built. By changing the vacuum level and the gas in the dump vessels and the structural size of linked vessels, the pressure in the explosion vessel and the dump vessel was compared, and the influencing factors of explosion venting investigated. The main conclusions are as follows: In the explosion venting process, the higher the vacuum in the dump vessel, the smaller the pressure peak of the explosion vessel and the dump vessel, and the faster the explosion pressure is lowered. When the dump vessel is under the same vacuum level and the gas in the dump vessel is CO₂, the maximum pressure of the explosion vessel and the dump vessel is less than the maximum pressure when the containment medium is air. Under the same vacuum condition, the larger the volume ratio of the dump vessel and the explosion vessel, the smaller the pressure peak of the explosion vessel, the faster the explosion pressure drops, and the volume of the dump vessel reaches or exceeds the explosion vessel. Increasing the volume ratio of the containment vessel to the explosion vessel facilitates protection of the explosion vessel and the containment vessel. Under the same vacuum condition, when the gas explosion in 113 L vessel vents into 22 L vessel, the longer the length of the pipe, the greater the maximum pressure in the spherical vessel. When the gas explosion in 22 L vessel vents into 113 L dump vessel, as the pipeline grows, the maximum pressure in the two vessels decreases, but the reduction is not significant. In practical application, it is recommended to use a vacuum of 0.08Mpa or more for the dump vessel vented, and the containment medium is CO_2.In terms of the structural size of the container, it is recommended that the ratio of the receiving container to the explosion container be as large as possible, and the pipe length be as long.