Numerical investigation of effects on premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in pipes with different contraction or expansion angles |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Safety Science and Emergency Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China;2. Operation and Monitoring Centre for Hefei Urban Safety & Security, Hefei Institute for Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China;3. China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China;1. School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, PR China;2. College of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qilu Universtiy of Technology(Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China;1. College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, No. 58, Yanta Mid. Rd., Xi''an 710054, Shaanxi, PR China;2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Coal Fire, 58, Yanta Mid. Rd, Xi''an 710054, Shaanxi, PR China;3. Postdoctoral Program, Xi''an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China;1. State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China;2. School of Safety Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, PR China;1. State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China;2. School of Safety Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, PR China;3. School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, PR China;1. State Key Laboratory of coal mine disaster dynamics and control, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, PR China;2. School of Safety Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, PR China;3. School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Numerical simulations of premixed hydrogen-air flame propagation in a pipe with different contraction or expansion angles are carried out in this study. The effects on the flame propagation characteristics are investigated, including flame shape, the speed of flame front and overpressure. Results show that the flame propagation at different contraction angles experiences 6 flame stages: spherical flame stage, finger-shaped flame stage, stage of flame front touching the sidewalls, classic tulip flame stage, dissipation stage of tulip flame and its re-formation stage. The formation of tulip flame and the following stages are promoted by the contraction structure. Meanwhile, the development of the flow and pressure fields near the contraction are analyzed and it is found that the paraclinical effects induced by the contraction angle enhance the tulip re-formation. In the sudden expansion pipes, a triple flame stage appears in the pipes. The flame front remains relatively static for a period of time. However, the flame would continue to propagate when the expansion angle becomes larger and the flame propagation distance in the ducts increased obviously with the larger expansion angle. Baroclinic effect can inhibit the intensity of the vortex in the flow field, and hence weaken the forward transport of fuel. This inhibit effects decrease with the expansion angle becomes larger. The results of this study have implications concerning designs for pipe geometry of hydrogen and may help get better hydrogen transportation. |
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| Keywords: | Hydrogen flame Tulip re-formation Vortex Expansion angle Triple flame |
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