China Safety Science Journal ›› 2020, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 87-93.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2020.03.014

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Influence of cavity volume ratio on propagation of methane blast wave

SHI Benjun1,2, MU Chaomin1,2, ZHOU Hui1,2, LI Zhongqing1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Safe and Efficient Coal Mining Constructed by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan Anhui 232001, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Deep Coalmine Mining Response and Disaster Prevention Constructed by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan Anhui 232001, China
  • Received:2019-12-29 Revised:2020-02-10 Online:2020-03-28 Published:2021-01-26

Abstract: In order to study influence of relative volume ratio change of cavity on suppression of gas explosion shock wave, experiment was carried out by using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software and large-scale circular tube methane explosion test system. The results show that cavity's reduction effect on peak overpressure is strengthened as its relative volume ratio changes from 4.8 to 7.9, and continuous light intensity reduction of flame is suddenly enhanced. When the ratio increases to 12.7, fitting results indicate that attenuation factor of flame continuous light intensity presents a “L” curve, general reduction tends to be stable, and attenuation rate rises from 90.8% to 90.9%. Attenuation factor of peak overpressure is slow at first and then fast. It is found that cavity's explosion-suppressing effect is the best when its relative volume ratio reaches 12.7 with an general attenuation rate of continuous light intensity at 90.9% and and that of peak overpressure at 30.8%.

Key words: cavity, relative volume ratio, continuous light intensity of flame, numerical simulation, peak overpressure

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