NH3/CH4混合气体爆炸极限试验研究及动力学分析

为了预防化工场所合成氨工艺中混合气体爆炸事故,利用爆炸极限测试仪和CHEMKIN软件,研究了 NH3和CH4混合气体的爆炸极限和动力学过程.通过分析NH3和CH4混合气体的爆炸极限和爆炸传播火焰特征,以及爆炸过程中温度、压力和关键自由基·H和·OH的变化规律,探讨了不同体积分数的NH3对CH4爆炸极限的影响.结果表明:NH3的存在使混合气体的爆炸下限上升,在某种程度上抑制了 CH4爆炸,且体积分数越大,抑制作用越明显;爆炸下限时的火焰经历了半圆形向指尖形的转变,NH3体积分数越大,爆炸火焰颜色越亮;NH3主要通过影响CH4爆炸链式反应的关键自由基·H和·OH来抑制CH4爆炸.所得结论为有效预防NH3/CH4混合爆炸事故提供了理论依据.     

煤矿其他可燃气体对空气中甲烷爆炸极限的影响

为研究矿井火区中一氧化碳(CO),氢气(H2),乙烯(C2H4)和乙烷(C2H6)等可燃气体对空气中甲烷(CH4)爆炸极限和爆炸危险度(F值)的影响及双组份可燃气体爆炸界限和爆炸危险度的变化,采用空气中可燃气体爆炸极限测定方法完成一系列试验,测定加入不同体积分数其他可燃气体时CH4的爆炸极限。其他可燃气体的加入,均使空气中CH4和混合可燃气体的爆炸界限加宽;同时加大了CH4和混合可燃气体的爆炸危险度。试验结果表明:加入C2H4气体对CH4爆炸极限影响较大,使CH4及其双组份混合气体的爆炸危险度明显增大;加入量为2.0%时,CH4的F值增加了540%。而加入CO气体比加入C2H6,C2H4和H2等气体对CH4及混合气体的爆炸极限影响都小。     

N_2/CO_2/H_2O抑制甲烷爆炸化学动力学机理分析

应用敏感性分析方法对N2,CO2和H2O抑制甲烷爆炸的化学动力学机理进行了理论分析,结果表明:在N2,CO2和H2O的抑制作用下,在甲烷氧化链式反应进程中起关键"桥梁"作用的自由基——CH3和HCO的生成受到强烈抑制,从而使得甲烷氧化链式反应进程受到影响和破坏;CO2和H2O除了具有N2所具有的抑燃、抑爆特性外,还会参与甲烷氧化链式反应,并对CH4氧化放热产生阻碍作用。     

受限空间内惰性气体对CH4爆炸抑制特性研究

N2和CO2是常用的惰性抑爆气体,为研究两种气体的抑爆特性,采用20L球形爆炸试验装置,分析了不同浓度配比条件下N2/CH4/空气以及CO2/CH4/空气混合气体的爆炸压力,同时采集爆炸后的气体样品,对比分析爆炸后残留气体的主要成分。结果显示:随CH4浓度从5%增加至12.5%时,完全抑制CH4爆炸需要的惰性气体最小量先增大后降低,CH4浓度在6.5%~7.5%之间时,抑爆需要的惰性气体的量最大;在同一CH4浓度条件下,抑爆需要N2的量大于CO2,并且CH4浓度在5%~6.5%时,抑爆需要两种惰性气体的量值差别最大;当CH4浓度一定时,随着加入惰性气体量的增大,爆炸最大超压逐渐降低,惰性气体浓度和爆炸超压之间基本呈线性关系;在同样条件下,相对于N2,CO2为抑爆气体时,爆炸后腔体内残留的CH4浓度较高。研究成果为惰性气体抑爆技术提供技术支撑,同时为揭示惰性气体抑爆机理有一定作用。     

受限空间中CO与水蒸汽阻尼瓦斯爆炸的反应动力学模拟研究

为了探求一氧化碳与水蒸汽参与瓦斯爆炸的化学反应动力学过程的阻尼效应,建立了受限空间中瓦斯爆炸反应的数学模型。数值计算结果表明,结果表明在瓦斯爆炸过程中,瓦斯-空气混合气体含有10%的一氧化碳,虽然会延迟瓦斯爆炸时间,抑制瓦斯爆炸,但是H、O自由基浓度、瓦斯爆炸温度和压力比不加入一氧化碳时升高,同时对CO2、NO的生成起促进作用;当混合气体中含有10%的水蒸汽时,H、O自由基浓度降低,瓦斯爆炸温度和压力也随之降低,致灾性气体CO2、NO的生成得到抑制。虽然一氧化碳对瓦斯爆炸有一定的阻尼效应,但是由于一氧化碳对部分致灾性气体的生成有促进作用,因此,在阻尼瓦斯爆炸方面,水蒸汽的效果要好于一氧化碳。     

基于绝热火焰温度混合气体爆炸下限的预测

准确地预测可燃混合气体的爆炸极限,对防止工业生产中时有发生的混合气体爆炸事故有着重大的意义。通过采用Gaseq软件计算CH4,C3H8,C2H4,C3H6,CH3OCH3和CO的绝热火焰温度(CAFT),分析初始温度对甲烷和丙烷混合气体(体积比1∶1)爆炸下限(LEL)的影响。结果表明:随着初始温度的升高,临界火焰温度基本不变,而LEL线性下降。使用计算绝热火焰温度法对不同比例的二元混合气体(体积比1∶1,3∶1,1∶3)以及三元混合气体(体积比1∶1∶1)的LEL进行预测,在选取的35组不同组份的混合气体中,LEL的预测值与文献值的平均绝对误差为0.081 8,平均相对误差为0.02。     

密闭空间内天然气混合及爆炸传播规律研究

为研究密闭容器内甲烷-空气不均匀分布对混合气体燃烧的影响,将数值模拟和实验相结合,发现在重力作用下混合气体浓度分布不均匀,长径比越大的容器,混合气体浓度分布梯度越大。混合气体浓度分布影响气体火焰传播规律。宏观浓度为5%的甲烷与空气混合后,容器上部甲烷浓度高于5%,在该处点火时非均匀混合甲烷-空气火焰传播较快,非均匀混合气体的爆炸压力比均匀混合气体压力上升快,且分层混合气体的超压峰值高于均匀混合气体的值。由于浓度分布不均匀,点火位置影响甲烷/空气火焰传播的规律。     

C2H6/CO2组分构成对瓦斯着火延迟时间的影响规律研究

为进一步研究多种不同性质的气体对瓦斯着火过程的影响,采用CHEMKIN-PRO Release软件,选择CH_4燃烧化学反应机理USC Mech 2.0模型对不同组分构成的C_2H_6/CO_2与甲烷混合气体进行数值模拟,然后分析不同组分下瓦斯着火延迟时间的变化趋势,并利用SENKIN程序对其进行敏感性分析。计算结果表明:当C_2H_6百分比小于CO_2百分比时,随着CO_2百分比的增加,瓦斯着火延迟时间略有增加,且其在T=1200K下延长了17.0%,在T=2200K下延长了8.4%,同时抑制CH_4生成的关键反应步敏感性系数下降幅度略大,其协同抑制瓦斯爆炸;当C_2H_6百分比大于CO_2百分比时,随着C_2H_6百分比的增加,瓦斯着火延迟时间大幅缩短,且其在T=1200K下缩短了63.7%,在T=2200K下缩短了35.5%,同时促进CH_4生成的关键反应步敏感性系数下降幅度大,其协同促进瓦斯爆炸。     

约束空间可燃气体燃烧爆轰特性的数值研究

在可燃气体的输送、贮存、加工和使用过程中,容易发生可燃气体的燃烧和爆炸事故。文中基于有限体积方法,采用五阶WENO格式进行左右状态量的重构后,利用ROE格式进行空间离散,自行开发程序对甲烷氧气的气相爆轰波传播过程进行了数值研究。计算结果表明:在CH4质量分数为10%的混合气体中,高温高压气团可诱导气相发生爆轰,爆轰波以2133.3 m/s的速度传播。在带有障碍物的约束空间内,文中分析了障碍物不同高度、不同间距条件下爆轰波传播时波的绕射、马赫反射等现象,给出障碍物表面压力随时间变化历程和冲量值,揭示波与障碍物的相互作用机理以及由此引发流场的变化规律,为有效地控制可燃气体的燃烧速率、防治爆炸灾害的发生提供理论依据。     

受限空间内C_2H_6对瓦斯爆炸的促进机理研究

为了研究受限空间内C2H6对瓦斯爆炸的影响,采用GRI Mech 3.0甲烷燃烧反应机理对定容燃烧反应器内瓦斯爆炸过程中压力、温度变化趋势进行详细分析,同时,对瓦斯爆炸过程中关键反应步进行敏感性分析。结果表明:混合气体中依次充入0.5%、1%、1.5%、2%的C2H6,瓦斯爆炸压力、温度明显增加。其中,与混合气不含C2H6相比,加入2%的C2H6后,达到瓦斯爆炸最大压力、最高温度所对应的CH4体积分数都提前了3%,且爆炸最大压力增大了0.004MPa,爆炸最高温度升高了20K;混合气中加入C2H6,促进CH4生成反应步的敏感性系数大幅度下降,促进CO、NO生成反应步的敏感性系数升高。C2H6对瓦斯爆炸起促进作用,且随着C2H6含量的增加,瓦斯爆炸强度增大,同时,C2H6促进致灾性气体CO、NO的生成。     

Dynamic pressure induced by a methane–air explosion in a coal mine

The hazardous effect of dynamic pressure and strong gas flows induced by a methane–air mixture explosion in underground coal mines is studied. The dynamic pressure effect of a methane–air explosion was analyzed by numerical simulation, in a duct and tunnel. Compared to the overpressure generated by an explosion that can act on a body, the dynamic pressure caused by the high-speed flow of the gaseous combustion products can cause serious damage as well. At the structural opening of a coal mine, the destruction caused by the dynamic pressure induced by a methane–air explosion is more serious than the overpressure. For a tube or tunnel partially filled by a methane–air mixture, the dynamic pressure is lower than the overpressure in the region occupied by the flammable mixture. Beyond the premixed region, the dynamic pressure is of the same order of magnitude as the overpressure.     

Effects of premixed methane concentration on distribution of flame region and hazard effects in a tube and a tunnel gas explosion

Study of flame distribution laws and the hazard effects in a tunnel gas explosion accident is of great importance for safety issue. However, it has not yet been fully explored. The object of present work is mainly to study the effects of premixed gas concentration on the distribution law of the flame region and the hazard effects involving methane-air explosion in a tube and a tunnel based on experimental and numerical results. The experiments were conducted in a tube with one end closed and the other open. The tube was partially filled with premixed methane-air mixture with six different premixed methane concentrations. Major simulation works were performed in a full-scale tunnel with a length of 1000 m. The first 56 m of the tunnel were occupied by methane–air mixture. Results show that the flame region is always longer than the original gas region in any case. Concentration has significant effects on the flame region distribution and the explosion behaviors. In the tube, peak overpressures and maximum rates of overpressure rise (dp/dt)_max for mixtures with lower and higher concentrations are great lower than that for mixtures close to stoichiometric concentration. Due to the gas diffusion effect, not the stoichiometric mixture but the mixture with a slightly higher concentration of 11% gets the highest peak overpressure and the shock wave speed along the tube. In the full-scale tunnel, for fuel lean and stoichiometric mixture, the maximum peak combustion rates is achieved before arriving at the boundary of the original methane accumulation region, while for fuel rich mixture, the maximum value appears beyond the region. It is also found that the flame region for the case of stoichiometric mixture is the shortest as 72 m since the higher explosion intensity shortens the gas diffusion time. The case for concentration of 13% can reach up to a longest value of 128 m for longer diffusion time and the abundant fuel. The “serious injury and death” zone caused by shock wave may reach up to 3–8 times of the length of the original methane occupied region, which is the widest damage region.     

惰性物对爆炸的遏制

利用爆炸激波管技术研究了部分惰性物对爆炸特性的影响。用多通道辐射高温计测量了氮气对汽油爆轰温度的影响。研究表明，增加氮气含量可以较明显地降低汽油爆轰温度。采用化学当量配比氢氧混合物爆轰产生水蒸气的方法研究了水蒸气对汽油爆轰特性的影响。研究表明，水蒸气能明显降低爆炸压力，水蒸气压力增加到0．1MPa时可导致爆炸熄灭；硝基甲烷和氧气混合物中充人氮气后爆炸压力明显下降，采用光多通道分析系统(OMA谱仪)和多台单色谱仪的光谱测量结果表明，反应中间产物的CH3O、CH辐射强度迅速衰减，反应衰竭。     

管道燃气爆炸特性实验研究

管道是化工及油气储运系统的重要组成部分,却时常受燃烧爆炸事故的威胁,因此对管道中燃气燃烧爆炸特性与规律的研究就十分必要。以甲烷作为研究对象,采用压力传感器以及火焰传感器等对水平封闭管道内甲烷-空气预混燃烧爆炸进行了实验研究,通过大量实验来研究可燃气体爆炸压力与火焰及其传播变化规律。根据实验结果将超压以及气体燃烧的变化情况,对前驱冲击波与火焰面的相对时间及相对位置关系进行了分析。结果显示,管道中会产生前驱压力波,并超前火焰阵面甲烷气体在管道传播过程中,出现冲击波反压射、波叠加及反冲现象,压力的持续时间较火焰光信号持续时间长。所做的工作为油气受限空间中燃气燃烧爆炸特性与规律的进一步研究及工业防爆抑爆技术及工艺的实施、系统设计以及关键参数计算提供了理论依据。     

EVA树脂粉尘/甲烷/空气杂混物爆炸特性

在20 L爆炸实验装置中,开展了3种不同中值粒径的EVA树脂粉尘/甲烷/空气所组成的杂混物爆炸特性研究,探究了甲烷浓度对粉尘爆炸下限、最大爆炸压力的影响。结果表明,尽管添加的甲烷气体浓度低于爆炸下限,仍使得粉尘爆炸下限得以降低,粒径较大的EVA III粉尘,当甲烷体积分数为1%时,爆炸下限降低约25%;粒径较小的EVA I粉尘,当混入甲烷体积分数为4%时,爆炸下限则降低80%;甲烷体积分数每增加1%,可燃粉尘最大爆炸压力上升约10%,但对于粒径较小的EVA I粉尘,当甲烷体积分数为4%时,最大爆炸压力的上升呈现突变趋势,上升近50%。     

Experimental study of the effect of nitrogen addition on gas explosion

Flame propagation and combustion characteristics of methane/air mixed gas in gas explosion were studied in a constant volume combustion bomb. Stretched flame propagation velocity, unstretched laminar flame propagation velocity, unstretched laminar combustion velocity and Markstein length were obtained at various ratios of nitrogen to gas mixture. Combustion stability at various ratios of nitrogen to gas mixture was analyzed by analyzing the pictures of flame propagation. Furthermore, the effect of initial pressure on the flame propagation and combustion characteristics of methane/air mixed gas in gas explosion was analyzed. The results show that the unstretched laminar flame propagation velocity, the unstretched laminar combustion velocity, Markstein length, flame stability, and the maximum combustion pressure decrease distinctly with the increase of nitrogen fraction in the gas mixture. At the same ratios of nitrogen to gas mixture, Markstein length, unstretched laminar flame propagation velocity and unstretched laminar combustion velocity decrease and the maximum combustion pressure increase with the increase of initial pressure of the gas mixture. When nitrogen fraction in the gas mixture is over 20%, the flame will be unstable and is easy to exterminate.     

甲烷爆炸传播过程膜状障碍物的激励效应研究

针对管状空间内膜状障碍物对甲烷爆炸传播的激励效应现象,基于机理分析进行了数值模拟和实验研究,计算分析薄膜附近爆炸冲击波压力峰值大小与火焰速度变化,同时运用激波管道进行相同工况条件下的实验,并对两者结果对比分析,发现有无膜状障碍物的压力峰值相差6倍以上。研究表明,膜状障碍物的激励效应是破膜以后形成的带压燃烧,提高了燃烧速率,导致甲烷爆炸的火焰传播速度剧增。实验结果一定意义诠释了同样数量的甲烷气体爆炸在不同环境内后果上的巨大差异,研究结果对矿井瓦斯爆炸事故调查及防治具有指导意义。     

多孔矿物-聚磷酸铵对甲烷爆炸的协同抑制研究

为探究新型多孔矿物(MTS)-聚磷酸铵(APP)复合粉体对甲烷-空气预混气爆炸的抑制效果,采用20 L球形爆炸装置开展多孔矿物、APP及其复合粉体在不同组成、不同添加浓度条件下的甲烷爆炸抑制试验,并使用热分析仪研究其热解行为.研究结果表明:当粉体添加量为0.100 g/L,多孔矿物与APP质量组成比为1∶3时,复合粉体...     

Experimental investigation of limiting oxygen concentration of hybrid mixtures

An investigation into the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) of fifteen combustible dusts and methane, ethanol and isopropanol hybrid mixtures in the standard 20 L explosion chamber was performed. Three ignition energies (10 J, 2 kJ and 10 kJ) were used. The results show that a 10 J electrical spark ignition leads to significantly higher limiting oxygen concentration values than either 2 kJ or 10 kJ pyrotechnic igniters. This could be due to the “overdriving” effect of the chemical igniters, which produce a hot flame that virtually covers the entire explosion chamber during combustion. With respect to hybrid mixture investigation, the 20 L sphere was modified to allow the input of methane gas and flammable solvents. The limiting oxygen concentrations of the hybrid mixtures were found to be considerably lower than those of dust air mixtures when the relatively weaker spark igniter was used. There was no significant change in limiting oxygen concentration when the higher energy chemical igniters were used.     

Influence of built-in obstacles on unconfined vapor cloud explosion

The obstacle structure in the vapor cloud has a significant influence on the gas explosion. Obstacles could not only lead to the acceleration of flame, but also they may occupy some space, thus affecting the amount of combustible gas. In this paper, a new two-step method was proposed to respectively study the effects of the obstacles amount and volume blockage ratio (VBR) on the gas explosion by using Computation Fluid Dynamic software AutoReaGas, and the obstacles in the vapor cloud were set to “Solid” instead of “Subgrid”. Based on the results and analysis, it is found that the peak overpressure and the maximum combustion rate rise with the increase of the number of obstacles for a single VBR, which indicated that the vapor cloud explosion of more obstacles was more dangerous for a single VBR. However, under a single number of obstacles, the peak overpressure and the maximum combustion rate increase firstly and then decrease as VBR increases and reach the highest at the VBR of 0.74, which indicated that the intensity of vapor cloud explosion reach a peak at a certain VBR in the middle instead of the largest. In addition, the existence and structure of obstacles have little effect on the size of explosion fireball when the size and concentration of combustible gas cloud are the same.