Experimental Investigation of the Impact of CO, C₂H₆, and H₂ on the Explosion Characteristics of CH₄
Wang, Hua, Gu, Sai and Chen, Tao (2020) Experimental Investigation of the Impact of CO, C₂H₆, and H₂ on the Explosion Characteristics of CH₄ ACS Omega, 5 (38). pp. 24684-24692.
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Abstract
Gas explosions are destructive disasters in coal mines. Coal mine gas is a multi-component gas mixture, with methane (CH₄) being the dominant constituent. Understanding the process and mechanism of mine gas explosions is of critical importance to the safety of mining operations. In this work, three flammable gases (CO, C₂H₆, and H₂) which are commonly present in coal mines were selected to explore how they affect a methane explosion. The explosion characteristics of the flammable gases were investigated in a 20 L spherical closed vessel. Experiments on binary- (CH₄/CO, CH₄/C₂H₆, and CH₄/H₂) and multicomponent (CH₄/CO/C₂H₆/H₂) mixtures indicated that the explosion of such mixtures is more dangerous and destructive than that of methane alone in air, as measured by the explosion pressure. Furthermore, a self-promoting microcirculation reaction network is proposed to help analyze the chemical reactions involved in the multicomponent (CH₄/CO/C₂H₆/H₂) gas explosion. This work will contribute to a better understanding of the explosion mechanism of gas mixtures in coal mines and provide a useful reference for determining the safety limits in practice.
Item Type: | Article | ||||||||||||
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Divisions : | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Chemical and Process Engineering | ||||||||||||
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Date : | 29 September 2020 | ||||||||||||
Funders : | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||||||||||||
DOI : | 10.1021/acsomega.0c03280 | ||||||||||||
Copyright Disclaimer : | © 2020 American Chemical Society | ||||||||||||
Depositing User : | Clive Harris | ||||||||||||
Date Deposited : | 02 Oct 2020 15:48 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified : | 02 Oct 2020 15:48 | ||||||||||||
URI: | http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/858640 |
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