Effect of spark duration on explosion parameters of methane/air mixtures in closed vessels

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1715-1721

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Liang, Hui Min ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Closed vessel; Combustible gas; Gas explosion; Ignition energy; Spark duration

Indexed keywords

CLOSED VESSELS; COMBUSTIBLE GAS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPLOSION PRESSURE; EXPLOSION VESSEL; FLAME TEMPERATURES; GAS EXPLOSIONS; IGNITION ENERGIES; METHANE-AIR MIXTURE; PREMIXED; PRESSURE RISE; PRESSURE TIME; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; VESSEL WALLS;

ELECTRIC SPARKS; IGNITION; METHANE; MIXTURES;

EXPLOSIONS;

METHANE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPLOSION; LABORATORY DEVICE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPARK DURATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84863546126     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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