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Investigations of flame front propagation between interconnected process vessels: Development of a new flame front propagation time prediction model.
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posted on 2009-11-23, 10:16 authored by Markus Roser, Albrecht Vogl, Siegfried Radandt, W. Malalasekera, Robert M. ParkinFor the case where a dust or gas explosion can occur in a connected process vessel, it would be useful, for the purpose of
designing protection measures and also for assessing the existing protection measures such as the correct placement, to have a tool
to estimate the time for flame front propagation along the connecting pipe. Measurements of data from large-scale explosion tests
in industrially relevant process vessels are reported. To determine the flame front propagation time, either a 1 m3 or a 4.25 m3
primary process vessel was connected via a pipe to a mechanically or pneumatically fed 9.4 m3 secondary silo. The explosion
propagation started after ignition of a maize starch/air mixture in the primary vessel. No additional dust was present along the
connecting pipe. Systematic investigations of the explosion data have shown a relationship between the flame front propagating
time and the reduced explosion over-pressure of the primary explosion vessel for both vessel volumes. Furthermore, it was possible
to validate this theory by using explosion data from previous investigations. Using the data, a flame front propagation time prediction
model was developed which is applicable for:
—gas and dust explosions up to a K value of 100 and 200 bar m s-1, respectively, and a maximum reduced explosion over-pressure
of up to 7 bar;
—explosion vessel volumes of 0.5, 1, 4.25 and 9.4 m3, independent of whether they are closed or vented;
—connecting pipes of pneumatic systems with diameters of 100–200 mm and an air velocity up to 30 m s-1;
—open ended pipes and pipes of interconnected vessels with a diameter equal to or greater than 100 mm;
—lengths of connecting pipe of at least 2.5–7 m.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Citation
ROSER, M. ... et al, 1999. Investigations of flame front propagation between interconnected process vessels: Development of a new flame front propagation time prediction model. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 12 (5), pp. 421-436Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
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Publication date
1999Notes
This article is closed access, it is an article from the serial, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries [© Elsevier]. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0950-4230(99)00013-3ISSN
0950-4230Language
- en