Combined effects of initial pressure and turbulence on explosions of hydrogen-enriched methane/air mixtures

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 607-613

  Cammarota, F ^a   Di Benedetto, A ^a   Di Sarli, V ^a   Salzano, E ^a   Russo, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Explosion behavior; Hydrogen methane; Initial conditions

Indexed keywords

BURNING VELOCITY; COMBINED EFFECT; COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; CYLINDRICAL VESSELS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAME EXTINCTION; HYDROCARBON FUEL; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL PRESSURE; MARKSTEIN LENGTHS; MAXIMUM PRESSURE; MOBILE SYSTEMS; MOLAR CONTENT; POWER OUT PUT; RATE OF PRESSURE; TURBULENT PREMIXED COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; EXPLOSIONS; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; METHANE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TURBULENCE;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 67650248252     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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