Determination of the maximum effective burning velocity of dust–air mixtures in constant volume combustion

The reactivity of a combustible dust cloud is traditionally characterized by the so-called K_St value, defined as the maximum rate of pressure rise measured in constant volume explosion vessels, multiplied with the cube root of the vessel volume. The present paper explores the use of an alternative parameter, called the maximum effective burning velocity (u_eff,max), which also is derived from pressure–time histories obtained in constant volume explosion experiments. The proposed parameter describes the reactivity of fuel–air mixtures as a function of the dispersion-induced turbulence intensity. Procedures for estimating u_eff,max from tests in both spherical and cylindrical explosion vessels are outlined, and examples of calculated values for various fuel–air mixtures in closed vessels of different sizes and shapes are presented. Tested fuels include a mixture of 7.5% methane in air, and suspensions of 500 g/m³ cornstarch in air and 500 g/m³ coal dust in air. Three different test vessels have been used: a 20-l spherical vessel and two cylindrical vessels, 7 and 22 l. The results show that the estimated maximum effective burning velocities are less apparatus dependent than the corresponding K_St values.     

Modelling of dust lifting process behind propagating shock wave

Dust dispersion from a layer is a complicated problem, which has not been completely solved yet, especially if an Eulerian–Eulerian approach has to be used to model the two-phase dusty flow. In previous investigation, a phenomenological model of the dust dispersion process from a layer was developed, but the evaluation of the model revealed some weaknesses. In the current paper, the model of the dust dispersion process was presented and three improvements of the model were studied: Saffman force, Magnus force and particles collisions. The implementation of Magnus and Saffman forces into the code did not improve the numerical results and it was shown that it had very little influence on the dust lifting process, in case the phenomenological model of the layer is used. Some explanations were proposed in the paper. Besides, an empirical model of particles collisions was also added to the code and its influence on the results was studied. It was shown that the particles collisions model improved the obtained results, but further modifications are to be studied in the future.     

复合多管除尘器用于链条锅炉烟气除尘

针对链条锅炉烟气旋风除尘器改造,介绍惯性沉降—旋风复合型除尘器用于燃煤链条锅炉烟气除尘。     

奥利安耐火材料有限公司的原料粗碎除尘系统及改进建议

介绍了某耐火镁碳砖车间粗碎工艺、除尘系统的运行状况及除尘效果.并提出了改进建议。     

水泥厂生料库底除尘系统的改造

分析了原设计中存在的问题,提出了改造措施和方案,并介绍了改造后的结果。     

煤磨收粉系统的改造

武钢炼铁厂10t/h煤磨系统四套,采用三级除尘(旋风、多管与袋式除尘)和两级风机(排粉机与抽风机)的收尘系统。能耗高、尾气排放超标、故障率高、安全性能差。于1993～1996年相继对四套系统进行改造,获得令人满意的效果,实现节能、降耗、增产、安全生产,达到环保标准。     

排尘风机的选择与改进

论述了选择高浓度尘气排尘风机时必须考虑的一些主要因素,提出了在高浓度尘气情况下对现役风机进行改进的办法     

MPS型抑尘剂在兰尖铁矿道路的应用

通过对兰尖铁矿使用MPS型抑尘剂的概述,其良好的防尘性能、经济效益及社会效益必将为广大的市场所认同。     

The effects of relative humidity on the insecticidal properties of a diatomite‐based dust

Abstract

The feasibility of using diatomaceous earth (diatomite) as an insecticidal dust was investigated under conditions of high (80%) and low (10%) relative humidity, using the adult red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Tested were diatomite and two lots of a commercial formulation of the same diatomite, containing 0.2% pyrethrins and 1.0% piperonyl butoxide. For comparison, talcum and a talcum‐based commercial formulation, containing the same concentrations of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide, were included in the tests. The insects were exposed to 0.08 mg/cm² of each material tested, equivalent to the label recommendation of 7 lb/acre for the diatomite‐based commercial insecticide. At 10% RH, higher doses of diatomite were also tested. Mortalities were determined at intervals for up to 84 hours.

Diatomite caused no mortalities at the experimental concentration, regardless of RH. At about four times that rate and 10% RH, it caused less than 5% mortality.

At 80% RH, the diatomite‐based product (P. C. P. Act #14074) was significantly more effective than the talcum‐based one (#13074). At 10% RH, however, the latter acted more quickly than the diatomite‐based formulations, but all produced nearly 100% mortality after 68 hours.

The results are discussed in terms of the physical characteristics of diatomite and in terms of the modes of insecticidal actions of diatomite and pyrethrins. It is concluded that diatomite alone, despite its attractiveness to environmental interests, is not likely to become an effective agent for controlling red flour beetles and other pest insects with similar water‐proofing mechanisms.     

On the transient flow in the 20-liter explosion sphere

The turbulence level in the 20-l explosion sphere, equipped with the Perforated Dispersion Ring, was measured by means of laser Doppler anemometry. The spatial homogeneity of the turbulence was investigated by performing velocity measurements at various locations in the transient flow field. Directional isotropy was investigated by measuring two independent components of the instantaneous velocity. The transient turbulence level could be correlated by a decay law of the form

in which the exponent, n, assumes a constant value of 1.49±0.02 in the period between 60 and 200 ms after the start of the injection process. In this time interval the turbulence was also observed to be homogeneous and practically isotropic. The results of this investigation imply that the turbulence level in the 20-l explosion sphere at the prescribed ignition delay time of ms is not equal to the turbulence level in the 1 m³-vessel. Hence, these results call into question the widely held belief that the cube-root-law may be used to predict the severity of industrial dust explosions on the basis of dust explosion severities measured in laboratory test vessels.