甲烷爆炸过程的近球型爆炸罐定量实验研究

甲烷爆炸是矿井生产中的重大灾害。通过20L密封的球形爆炸罐,实验测试了体积百分比浓度为6%~9%的甲烷爆炸过程中罐内压力的变化,建立了据实验结果计算爆炸过程温度、转化率及各组分浓度等重要参数的数学模型,实现爆炸过程定量研究。研究表明,实验浓度范围内,甲烷初始浓度越大,爆炸最高温度越高,达到最高温度点和终止反应的时间越短,反应最高转化率越大,反应越剧烈。甲烷初始浓度为6%和7%时,爆炸温度变化率和甲烷转化率变化率曲线各出现两个明显的峰,随着甲烷初始浓度升高,第一个峰高度增大,第二个峰高度降低,到甲烷浓度9%时仅剩第一个峰。理论分析认为,第一个峰是自由基链反应、第二个峰值则主要是热着火的结果。本研究对瓦斯爆炸危害评估及预防有重要的作用。     

市政污水检查井可燃气体组分及分布影响因素研究

为研究市政污水管网内主要可燃气体成分与分布,以实现其燃爆灾害的精准防控,本文采用现场检测的方法采集污水检查井内甲烷、氢气等5种可燃气体以及总的可燃气体浓度,统计分析污水管网各可燃气体的浓度范围,研究检查井深度和季节对甲烷浓度分布的影响。研究结果表明:污水检查井内甲烷浓度占比较大,一氧化碳、硫化氢、氢气和氨气所占比例较小;沿检查井深度方向,甲烷分布规律不尽相同,大部分检查井内甲烷随着与井口距离的增大呈逐渐增大变化趋势;季节对甲烷浓度变化影响较大,夏秋两季甲烷浓度较高,春季次之,冬季未检出甲烷。     

真空紫外光降解瓦斯反应动力学规律

为了研究真空紫外光降解瓦斯过程的反应动力学规律,在自制的真空石英光化学反应器中以含甲烷标准气体模拟矿井瓦斯,运用Langmuir-Hinshelwood(L-H)拟一级反应动力学模型对不同光照强度、氧气体积分数、甲烷初始体积分数和水分子体积分数下瓦斯(甲烷)的降解过程进行拟合.结果表明:真空紫外光降解瓦斯反应动力学规律符合一级反应动力学特性;光照强度、甲烷初始体积分数、氧气体积分数和水分子体积分数是影响真空紫外光降解瓦斯的主要因素;瓦斯(甲烷)降解的反应速率随光照强度和氧气体积分数增大而增大,随甲烷初始体积分数增大而减小,随水分子体积分数增大而先增大后减小.     

废金属破碎机内可燃气体爆炸的数值模拟

利用计算流体动力学软件Fluent,对废金属破碎机内可燃气体的爆炸过程进行了数值模拟,研究了不同初始温度和压力条件下甲烷气体爆炸的温度、压力发展情况。结果表明:随着爆炸过程中初始温度的增加,爆炸温度略有上升,但增幅小于初始温度增幅,爆炸压力则出现明显下降;随着初始压力增加,爆炸温度变化不大,爆炸压力和压力上升速率则出现明显上升,且爆炸压力和初始压力近似成线性关系。     

油页岩含氧干馏工艺流程爆炸极限分析

根据干馏工艺流程配入适量氧气,可以降低载热气体需要预热的温度,以实现低能耗、易于工业生产的特点,设计了一套新型的有氧干馏工艺流程。有氧干馏工艺因其过程中存在可燃性混合物,有发生爆炸事故的可能性,通过实验对所收集的不同温度下的干馏气体的成分与含量进行了分析,结合爆炸极限理论,对该有氧干馏工艺流程的不同温度、不同惰性气体含量条件下可燃气体爆炸极限进行了分析计算。结果表明,可燃气体的浓度在整个反应升温过程中始终没有进入爆炸危险区域,说明该实验装置不具备爆炸危险性;对干馏工艺流程中氧气的输入量的控制,可以防止该工艺流程的火灾爆炸的发生。     

液化石油气爆炸范围及爆炸力的测定

液化石油气、瓦斯等可燃气体的爆炸防治是一个非常迫切需要解决的问题.利用自制可燃气体爆炸箱来模拟可燃气体爆炸,并通过光干涉甲烷测定仪来测定混合气体爆炸时的甲烷百分含量,再推算出液化石油气的爆炸范围和计算爆炸力.     

球罐内甲烷气体泄漏形成的可燃气云规律研究

基于计算流动动力学(CFD)方法,以Fluent软件为平台,以大连新港某球罐区为研究对象,建立真实尺寸的球罐内可燃气体泄漏扩散数值模拟模型,分析甲烷扩散规律及可燃气云尺度.提出采用可燃气云稳定状态时的水平方向长度Lmax、竖直方向高度Dmax作为尺度的衡量参数,用以评估可燃气云区域的大小.探讨初始压力、泄漏孔径、正风向风速对尺度参数Lmax和Dmax的影响规律,并对比可燃气体种类对尺度参数的影响.结果表明:甲烷以临界状态通过泄漏孔时,初始压力对Lmax和Dmax的影响可以忽略;Lmax和Dmax随泄漏孔径增加而线性增大,但随正风向风速增加而线性减小;相同泄漏扩散条件下,氢气泄漏引起的可燃气云范围最大,甲烷次之,丙烷最小.     

可燃气体燃爆特性综合试验装置构建与甲烷试验

为研究半开敞空间内可燃气体爆炸过程,设计带有泄压面的气体爆炸室,并在此基础上构建一套可燃气体燃爆特性综合试验装置。运用该试验装置,研究预混塔内甲烷气体分层现象以及甲烷爆炸浓度与最小点火能之间的变化规律。甲烷分层试验结果表明:静置一段时间后,预混塔中甲烷浓度随高度的增加而增大。最小点火能试验结果显示,当甲烷的试验爆炸体积分数在10%～13%时,其浓度与点火能之间呈现比较平缓的变化关系,而当其体积分数小于10%或大于13%时,浓度稍微变化,其点火能将发生明显变化。     

硝基甲烷热分解危险特性研究

利用C80微量热仪对不同升温速率下硝基甲烷的热分解特性进行了试验研究。在此基础上,运用热动力学分析软件和热安全分析软件对硝基甲烷进行了热安全参数模拟分析。结果表明,绝热条件下硝基甲烷最大反应速率到达时间为24 h时所对应的温度为149.47℃,且内半径为500 mm的不锈钢材质包装下的硝基甲烷自加速分解温度为161℃。     

水蒸气抑制甲烷燃烧和爆炸实验研究与数值计算

在爆炸激波管中对水蒸气抑制甲烷燃烧和爆炸进行较系统的实验研究,并对其抑燃、抑爆化学动力学作用机理进行数值计算分析。结果表明:加入一定量的水蒸气后,可以有效降低CH4-O2混合气体的燃烧速度和爆炸强度;当水蒸气量达到某临界值时,CH4-O2混合气体将不能被点燃。化学动力学数值计算结果表明:在混合气体中加入水蒸气后,增大了甲烷的点火延迟时间,降低了燃烧温度和H,O和OH等高活性自由基的浓度。水蒸气能有效抑制甲烷燃烧和爆炸,其作用效果源于其物理抑制和化学阻化的综合效应。     

受限空间瓦斯爆炸与氢气促进机理研究

为探索受限空间中瓦斯爆炸及氢气对爆炸过程的影响,采用GRI-Mech 3.0甲烷燃烧机理,建立受限空间中瓦斯爆炸的数学模型,应用CHEMKIN软件,对受限空间内瓦斯爆炸过程及氢气对反应物浓度、活化中心浓度、主要致灾性气体浓度的影响进行模拟分析。通过对反应机理的敏感性分析,找出影响瓦斯爆炸及爆炸后主要致灾性气体生成的关键反应步。结果表明:混合气中分别充入0.5%,2%,3.5%氢气时,爆炸时间分别提前0.005 7,0.010 5,0.011 1 s;爆炸后压力分别提高2.53,4.05,7.60 kPa;爆炸后温度分别提高20,60,100 K。由此可见,随着混合气中氢气含量的增加,瓦斯引爆时间越来越短,其爆炸强度也随之增大,且氢气在一定程度上对有害气体CO,CO2,NO,NO2的生成有很大影响。     

Determination of explosion parameters of methane-air mixtures in the chamber of 40 dm3 at normal and elevated temperature

The experimental results of the measurements of the explosion pressure and rate of explosion pressure rise as a function of molar methane concentration in the mixture with air in the 40 dm³ explosion chamber are presented. The research was aimed at determination of the explosion limits, according to the EU Standard. The influence of initial temperature of the mixture (changing in the range of 293–473 K) on the fundamental explosion parameters was also investigated. The ignition source was an induction electrical spark of the power equal to approximately 10 W. It was stated, that the increase of initial temperature of the methane-air mixture causes a significant increase of the explosion range.     

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。     

Parametric study of the explosivity of graphite-metals mixtures

The explosivity of dust clouds is greatly influenced by several parameters which depend on the operating conditions, such as the initial turbulence, temperature or ignition energy, but obviously also on the materials composition. In the peculiar case of a mixture of two combustible powders, the physical and chemical properties of both dusts have an impact on the cloud flammability and on its explosivity. Nevertheless, no satisfactory ‘mixing laws’ predicting the mixture behavior are currently available and the composition variable to be considered for such models greatly depend on the safety parameters which have to be determined: from volume ratios for some thermal exchanges and ignition phenomena, to surface proportions for some heterogeneous reactions and molar contents for chemical reactions. This study is mainly focused on graphite/magnesium mixtures as they are encountered during the decommissioning activities of UNGG reactors (Natural Uranium Graphite Gas). Due to the different nature and reactivity of both powders, these mixtures offer a wide range of interests. Firstly, the rate-limiting steps for the combustion of graphite are distinct from those of metals (oxygen diffusion or metal vaporization). Secondly, the flame can be thickened by the presence of radiation during metal combustion, whereas this phenomenon is negligible for pure graphite. Finally, the turbulence of the initial dust cloud is modified by the addition of a second powder. In order to assess the explosivity of graphite/magnesium clouds, a parametric study of the effects of storage humidity, particle size distribution, ignition energy, and initial turbulence has been carried out. In particular, it was clearly demonstrated that the turbulence significantly influences the explosion severity by speeding up the rate of heat release on the one hand and the oxygen diffusion through the boundary layer surrounding particles on the other hand. Moreover, it modifies the mean particle size and the spatial dust distribution in the test vessel, impacting the uniformity of the dust cloud. Thus, the present work demonstrates that the procedures developed for standard tests are not sufficient to assess the dust explosivity in industrial conditions and that an extensive parametric study is relevant to figure out the explosive behavior of solid/solid mixtures subjected to variations of operating conditions.     

瓦斯对煤尘爆炸特性影响的实验研究

瓦斯的存在对煤尘爆炸特性的理论计算和数值仿真的结果与实际数据有一定差距,因此,通过不同浓度瓦斯与煤尘共存条件下爆炸实验研究,得出了矿井瓦斯对煤尘的最低着火温度、最小点火能量、爆炸下限浓度、最大爆炸压力和最大爆炸压力上升速度等爆炸特性影响的规律即瓦斯对煤尘最低着火温度影响不大;瓦斯可使煤尘的最小点火能量减小,尤其是对难于点燃的煤尘;混合物的爆炸下限浓度随瓦斯浓度的增加而降低;混合物的最大爆炸压力上升速度由于瓦斯的存在而增强,而最大爆炸压力几乎没有变化。同时研究了瓦斯对无爆炸性煤尘的影响。实验研究的结论对于现场防止煤尘爆炸的发生具有指导意义。     

Determination of explosion limits – Criterion for ignition under non-atmospheric conditions

Many industrial processes are run at non-atmospheric conditions (elevated temperatures and pressures, other oxidizers than air). To judge whether and if yes to what extent explosive gas(vapor)/air mixtures will occur or may be generated during malfunction it is necessary to know the safety characteristic data at the respective conditions. Safety characteristic data like explosion limits, are depending on pressure, temperature and the oxidizer. Most of the determination methods are standardized for ambient conditions. In order to obtain determination methods for non-atmospheric conditions, particularly for higher initial pressures, reliable ignition criteria were investigated. Ignition tests at the explosion limits were carried out for mixtures of methane, propane, n-butane, n-hexane, hydrogen, ammonia and acetone in air at initial pressures up to 20 bar. The tests have been evaluated according to different ignition criteria: visual flame propagation, temperature and pressure rising. It could be shown that flame propagation and occasionally self-sustained combustion for several seconds occurred together with remarkable temperature rise, although the pressure rise was below 3%. The results showed that the combination of a pressure rise criterion of 2% and a temperature rise criterion of 100 K seems to be a suitable ignition criterion for the determination of explosion limits and limiting oxidizer concentration at higher initial pressures and elevated temperatures. The tests were carried out within the framework of a R&D project founded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology.     

Effect of concentration and ignition position on vented methane–air explosions

Experiments were conducted in a 1 m³ vessel with a top vent to investigate the effect of methane concentration and ignition position on pressure buildup and flame behavior. Three pressure peaks (p₁, p₂, and P_ext) and two types of pressure oscillations (Helmholtz and acoustic oscillations) were observed. The rupture of vent cover results in p₁ that is insensitive to methane concentration and ignition position. Owing to the interaction between acoustic wave and the flame, p₂ forms in the central and top ignition explosions when the methane–air mixture is near–stoichiometric. When the methane–air mixture is centrally ignited, p₂ first increases and then decreases with an increase in the methane concentration. The external explosion-induced P_ext is observed only in the bottom ignition explosions with an amplitude of several kilopascals. Under the current experimental conditions, flame–acoustic interaction leads to the most serious explosions in central ignition tests. Methane concentration and ignition position have little effect on the frequency of Helmholtz and acoustic oscillations; however, the Helmholtz oscillation lasts longer and first decreases and then increases as the methane concentration increases for top ignition cases. The ignition position significantly affects the Taylor instability of the flame front resulting from the Helmholtz oscillation.     

Influence of the ignition source location on the determination of the explosion pressure at elevated initial pressures

Explosion pressures are determined for rich methane–air mixtures at initial pressures up to 30 bar and at ambient temperature. The experiments are performed in a closed spherical vessel with an internal diameter of 20 cm. Four different igniter positions were used along the vertical axis of the spherical vessel, namely at 1, 6, 11 and 18 cm from the bottom of the vessel. At high initial pressures and central ignition a sharp decrease in explosion pressures is found upon enriching the mixture, leading to a concentration range with seemingly low explosion pressures. It is found that lowering the ignition source substantially increases the explosion pressure for mixtures inside this concentration range, thereby implying that central ignition is unsuitable to determine the explosion pressure for mixtures approaching the flammability limits.     

甲烷/空气混合气燃爆特性的实验研究

对不同初始压力和温度条件下的甲烷/空气混合气的爆炸极限进行实验研究,利用最大-最小准则来确定爆炸极限.分析了温度和压力对甲烷/空气混合气燃爆特性的影响.采用氮气作为惰性气体,对其防爆抑爆效果进行了实验研究.