Experimental study of humidity influence on triboelectric charging of particle-laden duct flows

Electrostatic charge on powders arises during pneumatic transport due to particle–particle and particle–surface interactions via triboelectrification. This is a potential threat to the safety of industrial production and the source of numerous fires and dust explosions in the past. Triboelectric charges are affected by environmental conditions, such as ambient temperature and relative humidity. In this work, we experimentally investigated the influence of ambient humidity on the particle charge of gas–solid flows in a square-shaped duct. Monodisperse PMMA particles are fed into a fully developed airflow in a PMMA duct and then pass through a metallic duct section. The charge of particles is measured at the outlet of the metallic duct via a Faraday cup. By measuring the electrostatic charge under various environmental conditions, we observed that the electrostatic charge first increases with the humidity and then decreases when the humidity becomes higher.     

Charging behavior of glass beads using a spiral air type tribocharging apparatus that utilizes a Faraday cup

This paper introduces a novel tribocharging apparatus that utilizes a Faraday cup and experimentally investigates the charging behavior of glass beads. The novel apparatus mainly consists of four parts: an air supply part to control air duration and pressure, a powder supply part for setting the desired amount of powder (1 g in this experiment), a metal pipeline for generating a tribocharge, and a cyclone for collecting the powder that has passed through the pipeline. Four different sizes of spherical glass beads were used in this experiment. As for the results, the charge clearly increased as the glass bead particles passed through the pipeline for all four types of glass beads. The charge amount of the glass beads and the charge amount obtained from the pipeline had a very similar trend and absolute values. This confirmed the reliability of the test and showed that there was no disturbance due to external noise. In all of the tests, the net charge was observed to be negative for all glass beads. This agrees with the triboelectric series relating to the work functions of metals and glass particles. Smaller particles had larger charge amounts than did larger ones with good reproducibility. The charge amount of all glass beads increased as the supplied spiral air pressure increased.     

Charge-separating processes by spraying water under high pressure

Spraying water under high pressure generates charge-separating processes. While cleaning tanks and vessels in which an explosive atmosphere is present, an explosion may occur in the event of a resulting discharge. Water forms electrical double layers at the phase boundaries. Mechanical separation processes dissolve the water into many drops. This leads to charge separation and the charging of the sprayed water. The mechanical separation processes include water exiting from the nozzle, hydrodynamic instability in the jet and impact with an obstacle. Given that water has many charge carriers, the charge is stronger than with solvents. Whether the charges and the resulting discharges are potentially capable of igniting an explosive atmosphere must be investigated. The aim of this research is to define the quantity and polarity of the electrostatic charges of sprayed water under high pressure. Different measurement techniques and methods are used to enable mutual validation and to generate verified measurement results of the electric field and the potential. Water of different electrical conductivity is sprayed in free space and into a grounded conductive 1 m³ vessel. Design changes to the vessel allow centric or oblique spraying. The result is intended to extend the scope of application of the German regulation TRGS 727 and the international IEC TS 60079-32-1, which refer to ignition hazards due to electrostatic charging. This project is funded by the DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) and partners from industry.     

Evaluation of the explosibility of malt grain dust based on static electrification during pneumatic transportation

The possibility of dust explosions by static electricity in a malt grain silo was investigated. Two kinds of experimental equipment were applied. One was to supply electrostatic charge in order to investigate the charge build up characteristics. The other was to transport the malt grain pneumatically in order to investigate the frictional charge accumulation in the transportation system.

The particle charge of the pulverized malt grain was in the order of 10⁻¹⁴ C. The particle charge of the malt grain was in the order of 10⁻⁹ C and the pipe charge in the transport system was also in the order of 10⁻⁹ C. The charge accumulated on both the pulverized particle and the grain particle were small in view of the incendiary potentiality. However, attention must be paid when the particles are dumped into isolated space. There might be a charge accumulation that will lead to the ignition of the dust cloud.     

基于压电传感板的建筑疏散照明技术

在当今世界,电力、能源和安全是人们日常生活的基本要求。为了应对日益增长的能源需求,最终的解决办法是实施可再生能源,然后将其用于人类的安全。可再生能源需要以它们各自正确的方式实施。研究基于压电传感器片的迈步发电装置,并演示了如何利用这些能量实现建筑物疏散照明。我们在传感器的下方和顶部分别固定了木板和可移动网螺栓,利用压电传感器系统,行人可以通过迈步向发电装置施加电能,另外,将硅凝胶粘贴在位于下部木板空洞中的所有传感器顶部。当有人踩到板上时,就会自动施加压力。在木板的顶部和底部设置了一个孔,以便随时调整在底部和顶板之间安装的可移动网螺栓。烟雾传感器用于启动灯光。使用这种设备,我们实现了建筑物疏散路径上的LED灯正常运行。结果表明,这种安全发电的设计和方法具有一定的实用价值,同时也满足了全球对能源的需求。     

一种计算粒子电迁移率的新模型

近几年来,粒子电迁移率引起了更多学者的注意。因为它是表征带电粒子在电场中运动的重要参数之一。在这方面,人们已作了大量的研究工作,提出了一些计算粒子电迁移率的理论和半经验模型。基于前人的研究,本文提出了一种计算粒子电迁移率的新模型,并用前人的实验结果和本研究的实验结果对此模型进行了检验。计算结果和实验数据很吻合。就某种意义上讲,此模型是对以前模型的扩展和改进,它可广泛应用于溶胶的研究和工业应用。     

Electrostatic charges during liquid leakage

Leakage accidents of pressurized flammable liquids often occur in chemical plants. To investigate electrostatic hazards due to liquid leakage, the amounts of electrostatic charge during the leakage were observed. The electric field of the clouds generated by liquid leakage was also examined. Various types of pipeline have been designed in consideration of potential leakage that might lead to accidents during industrial processes. Leakage pressure in the range of 0.1–0.3 MPa was used. With regard to the materials, water and kerosene were used. The results obtained from the experiments show that electrostatic charges depend on leakage parameters, such as the type of liquid, the gasket material between flanges, and the pipeline pressure. In all tests, the amount of the electrostatic charges of water, 0.12–0.83 μC/kg, was larger than that of kerosene, ?0.04 to 0.16 μC/kg. The maximum value of the electric field, generated from the leakage liquid in this study, 40.9 v/cm, is a safe level. No incendiary electrostatic sparks, such as brush and/or spark discharges, were detected in our tests.     

Control of electrostatic charge for powder by using feedback control-type ionizer system

As a method to prevent or mitigate cone discharges in a specific section such as a large silo, we have developed a new feedback control-type ionizer system. The feedback control-type system is composed mainly of an ionizer, an electrostatic field strength meter, and computer control equipment. In this study, we evaluated experimentally the practical version of the feedback control-type ionizer system through several tests in a pneumatic powder transport facility. The specific charges of the falling pellets in the silo were also measured for 10 s using a Faraday cage. Polypropylene (PP) pellets with a mean particle size of 3 mm were used in this experiment. The results of the experiment revealed that the feedback control-type ionizer system had the following characteristics: (1) it is possible to control the performance of the ionizer with a supply current; (2) the electrostatic field strength in the loading pipe from the charged powder is reduced and maintained at near zero by using the feedback control-type system; and (3) the performance of the feedback control-type system is superior to that of others, such as the conventional AC- or DC-type ionizers.     

混合药物粉尘输运过程静电特性实验研

兽药制药粉尘加工工艺过程中,由于粉尘颗粒之间或颗粒与设备、管壁之间的碰撞、摩擦,导致装置内部静电荷量积聚,激发静电放电,粉尘燃烧或爆炸的事故频发。实验主要通过包括粉尘与管材摩擦的漏电电流测试和静电放电火花对粉尘云点燃敏感性测试两部分。结果表明:单一药物药粉的静电漏电电流随着管材管径的增大,管长的增长,静电漏电电流逐渐变大;随着倾斜角的增大,静电漏电电流先增大后降低;镀锌铁管的漏电电流大于PVC管,电荷逸散速度更快。单一兽药粉的粉尘云放电火花最小点燃能量随质量浓度的变化,呈现二次曲线的变化趋势。混合兽药粉与单一兽药粉的漏电电流和粉尘云放电火花最小点燃能量的测试结果的变化趋势是一致的。     

Experimental investigation on explosion flame propagation of wood dust in a semi-closed tube

In order to explore flame propagation characteristics during wood dust explosions in a semi-closed tube, a high-speed camera, a thermal infrared imaging device and a pressure sensor were used in the study. Poplar dusts with different particle size distributions (0–50, 50–96 and 96–180 μm) were respectively placed in a Hartmann tube to mimic dust cloud explosions, and flame propagation behaviors such as flame propagation velocity, flame temperature and explosion pressure were detected and analyzed. According to the changes of flame shapes, flame propagations in wood dust explosions were divided into three stages including ignition, vertical propagation and free diffusion. Flame propagations for the two smaller particles were dominated by homogeneous combustion, while flame propagation for the largest particles was controlled by heterogeneous combustion, which had been confirmed by individual Damköhler number. All flame propagation velocities for different groups of wood particles in dust explosions were increased at first and then decreased with the augmentation of mass concentration. Flame temperatures and explosion pressures were almost similarly changed. Dust explosions in 50–96 μm wood particles were more intense than in the other two particles, of which the most severe explosion appeared at a mass concentration of 750 g/m³. Meanwhile, flame propagation velocity, flame propagation temperature and explosion pressure reached to the maximum values of 10.45 m/s, 1373 °C and 0.41 MPa. In addition, sensitive concentrations corresponding to the three groups of particles from small to large were 500, 750 and 1000 g/m³, separately, indicating that sensitive concentration in dust explosions of wood particles was elevated with the increase of particle size. Taken together, the finding demonstrated that particle size and mass concentration of wood dusts affected the occurrence and severity of dust explosions, which could provide guidance and reference for the identification, assessment and industrial safety management of wood dust explosions.     

The influence of oxygen concentration on the composition of gaseous products occurring during the self-heating of coal and wood sawdust

This article deals with an assessment of the influence of oxygen concentration on the composition and amount of combustion products generated in the course of heating coal particles and wood sawdust at 150 °C. This was done both with normal air and at 15% oxygen in the air in an isothermal furnace. The generated gases were analyzed by a Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer. Results show that under both conditions, the same substances are formed: water, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and aliphatic hydrocarbons. However, the quantities changed. At 21% oxygen, the concentrations of carbon monoxide and methane were higher than at 15% oxygen both in coal and wood. The oxygen concentration was also found to affect the rates of release of CO and CO₂. The rate of release of CO was higher at 21% oxygen, but that of CO₂ was higher at 15%, indicating two different mechanisms. In all cases, the concentrations of these gases were higher for coal than for wood. The results have implications for the specification of safe conditions of storage of coal and wood substances and the selection of safety measures.     

磁化荷电水雾最佳降尘参数确定实验研究*

为实现对煤尘的有效防控,进一步提高磁化水降尘性能,提出磁化荷电喷雾降尘技术,通过研究液滴在磁化、荷电情况下的受力,揭示磁化荷电喷雾降尘机理;通过自主搭建的动、静态综合除尘实验平台,研究不同磁化强度、荷电电压下溶液表面张力和雾滴粒径的变化规律,进而确定最佳雾化参数。研究结果表明:磁化荷电后的溶液表面张力和雾滴粒径随磁化强度、荷电电压的增大呈现先下降而后上升,最后趋于平稳。荷电电压为9 kV、磁化强度为350 mT时达到最佳效果,此时,与清水相比全尘降尘效率达到92.79%、提高69.63%,呼尘降尘效率达到78.59%、提高94.01%。磁化荷电的溶液表面张力降低,破碎时所做表面功更小,雾化后液滴粒径更小更均匀,与尘粒接触面积增大,可提高捕尘效率,改善矿井环境。     

两条粗糙平行节理表面形貌对应力波能耗的影响研究

基于图形图像学与分形几何交叉学科理论,提出了一种用于描述节理面形貌的新方法—YUV维数法,该方法可替代传统分形维数且有其优势。在此基础上,通过对含两条粗糙平行节理岩石的SHPB试验,探讨了两条节理面形貌（以YUV维数描述）对应力波能耗的影响规律。研究结果表明:YUV维数法是一种新型表面描述方法,相对传统自相似图像维数有其优势;当两条节理YUV维数或节理YUV维数之和增大时,节理能耗值随之增加。出现上述现象的机理是:当节理面YUV维数增大时,岩石节理刚度相应减小,导致应力波穿越节理的能力降低,造成应力波能量耗散值增大。另外,能耗与YUV维数间呈现一种非线性关系,这种非线性关系是由节理的非线性变形所引发。为了工程应用之目的,同时给出了能耗与两条节理YUV维数间的二元函数关系。     

基于气体浓度和烟颗粒消光系数的复合火灾预警系统

为解决火灾烟雾颗粒的消光效应对光声火灾检测带来的影响,以近红外激光为光源,结合波长调制技术和谐波检测技术对光声信号和颗粒消光系数进行了测量,并建立了火灾复合探测模型。利用棉绳阴燃、木材热解2组阴燃火实验以及正庚烷明火、木材明火2组明火实验进行了火灾模拟探测,并结合特定算法对结果进行了判定。结果表明系统能较好地对实验产生的CO浓度和烟颗粒消光系数进行探测,且运行稳定,能够满足火灾预警需求。     

木材检验员在国有林场安全管理中的作用

安全生产是衡量人类社会文明进步的重要标志,也是国民经济稳定运行的重要保障.随着市场经济的不断发展,国有林场的进一步深化改革,为加强现场安全管理,做到只要有作业现场就有人管安全,在最需要管安全的现场有人抓安全,根据木材检验工作的特殊性,加强和发挥木材检验员现场安全协管作用,取得了一定得成效.     

偏心不耦合装药爆炸应力场研究及应用

中深孔光面爆破或预裂爆破质量对永久边坡的长期稳定性与安全性至关重要。利用偏心不耦合装药爆炸应力场的全息动光弹研究成果,对传统不耦合装药结构进行了改进,使高边坡光面爆破或预裂爆破效果得到明显改善,减少了因爆破效果不佳而造成悬、浮石滑落的事故隐患。并在实践中取得了一些有益的经验,可供同仁借鉴。     

金属热颗粒引燃可燃堆积材料的实验研究

电焊操作、烟花燃放、工业磨削和高压电线碰撞等过程容易产生高温热颗粒。这些热颗粒一旦接触可燃材料就有可能引燃材料,导致火灾。该文对热颗粒引燃可燃堆积材料的行为进行实验研究,从而为工业堆积材料的火灾防控方法提供参考。实验加热一系列不同直径(6mm,8mm,10mm,12mm,15mm,20mm)的黄铜金属颗粒作为热源,并采用三种常见的工业堆积材料(木粉,炭粉,羟丙基甲基纤维素HPMC)作为可燃材料的代表物,研究不同功率金属热颗粒对材料的引燃行为,分析金属热颗粒引燃材料的临界功率。结果表明,材料本身的性质会影响热颗粒的引燃行为,HPMC的引燃时间最长,木粉的引燃时间最短。随着热颗粒直径的增加,热颗粒引燃三种材料所需的功率值整体呈增大的趋势。由于燃烧空腔的形成,HPMC的引燃临界功率相对较高。     

Experimental and numerical investigation of confined explosion in a blast chamber

An experimental blast program consisting of four tests was conducted in a blast chamber to investigate the effects of cylindrical charges on the peak reflected overpressure and impulse on the wall of the chamber. The charge mass varied from 0.095 kg to 0.2 kg and the standoff distance remained constant at 1.5 m and 1.3 m for the axial and radial directions, respectively. Eight pressure transducers were used in each test to measure the reflected overpressures on confined chamber walls at key locations. A high speed camera was used to record footage of each blast event. The test results indicated that UFC-3-340-02 (Unified Facilities Criteria, 2008) gives a significantly lower prediction for the axially oriented cylindrical charge, and also underestimates the radially oriented cylinder. Another purpose of the blast program was to develop an experimental data set which would validate the AUTODYN model. This would enable the validated AUTODYN model to be used with confidence to generate the overpressure and impulse distribution on a structural element for varying parameters such as the charge shape and charge orientations. Based on the simulated results a new blast model for cylindrical charges has been proposed by considering blast loading on the same level as the charge across the longitudinal direction.     

Dust explosions: How should the influence of humidity be taken into account?

In this work, the influence of humidity on dust explosions of metallic (aluminium) and organic materials (icing sugar, polyethylene and magnesium stearate) has been studied. The impact of pre-humidification of powders on their ignition sensitivity, their volume resistivity and charge decay time has been assessed. The influence of humidity on explosion severity has also been studied by two methods: on the one hand, the dust sample was stored in a controlled workstation at constant relative humidity; on the other hand, the dry dust was dispersed in a humidity controlled atmosphere in the vessel.As expected, the effect of humidity strongly depends on the chemical nature of the particles. Experiments on powders volume resistivity and charge decay time have shown typical trends but have especially pointed out the inadequacy of some standards. Inhibition phenomena have been verified for polyethylene and magnesium stearate, whereas both inhibition and promotion have been observed for icing sugar and could be explained by an evolution of sucrose structure. Dry aluminium dust explosions in humid atmosphere show that water vapour inerts the explosion. However, when aluminium is stored at controlled humidity, the maximum rise of pressure rate increases with the water content, which is probably due to hydrogen generation.     

异形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁耐火特性实验*

为提高纯木梁的耐火性能,提出异形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁提高耐火性能的方法。通过实验研究对比Π形、T形的异形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁与全混凝土梁受火特性和剩余承载力。研究结果表明:3面受火后,异形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁上部多数区域未达强度降低起始温度,全混凝土梁均超过强度降低起始温度,且受火温度远远高于木-混凝土组合梁;T形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁试件剩余承载力最大,耐火能力最强,Π形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁次之,全混凝土梁最差;异形阻燃木-混凝土组合梁受火后损坏情况轻于全混凝土梁,但产烟量大于全混凝土梁。