Methane-air detonation experiments at NIOSH Lake Lynn Laboratory

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 295-301

  Zipf, R K ^a   Gamezo, V N ^b   Sapko, M J ^a   Marchewka, W P ^a   Mohamed, K M ^a   Oran, E S ^b   Kessler, D A ^b   Weiss, E S ^a   Addis, J D ^a   Karnack, F A ^a   Sellers, D D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detonation; Experiments; Limits; Methane

Indexed keywords

DETONABILITY LIMITS; DETONATION EXPERIMENT; DETONATION PRESSURE; DETONATION VELOCITY; EXPLOSION PROCESS; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; LIMITS; UNDERGROUND COAL MINE;

CELLS; COAL MINES; CYTOLOGY; EXPERIMENTS; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; METHANE; MIXTURES; STOICHIOMETRY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DETONATION;

EID: 84875082260     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Bartknecht W. Explosion 1981, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
2. Bartknecht W. Explosionsschutz: Grundlagen und Anwendung (in German) 1993, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
3. Bull D.C., Elsworth J.E., Hooper G., Quinn C.P. A study of spherical detonation in mixtures of methane and oxygen diluted by nitrogen. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 1976, 9:1991-2000.
4. Cashdollar K.L., Zlochower I.A., Green G.M., Thomas R.A., Hertzberg M. Flammability of methane, propane, and hydrogen gases. Journal Loss Prev Process Ind 2000, 13:327-340.
5. Ciccarelli G., Dorofeev S. Flame acceleration and transition to detonation in ducts. Progress in Energy and Combustion Sci 2008, 34:499-550.
6. Dorofeev S.B. Flame Acceleration and DDT in gas explosions. Journal de Physique IV 2002, 12. Pr7-3 to Pr7-10.
7. Dorofeev S.B., Efimenko A.A., Kochurko A.S. Evaluation of worst-case loads to reactor containment from fast hydrogen combustion 1992, Report RRC-Kurchatov Institute No 375704, Moscow.
8. Dorofeev S.B., Sidorov V.P., Kuznetsov M.S., Matsukov I.D., Alekseev V.I. Effect of scale on the onset of detonations. Shock Waves 2000, 10:137-149.
9. Fried L., Glaesemann K., Souers P.C., Howard W.M., Vitello P. A thermochemical-kinetics code. CHEETAH 3.0 2000, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA.
10. Gavrikov A.I., Efimenko A.A., Dorofeev S.B. A model for detonation cell size prediction from chemical kinetics. Combustion and Flame 2000, 120. -33.
11. Gerstein M., Carlson E.R., Hill F.U. Natural gas-air explosions at reduced pressure-detonation velocities and pressures. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry 1954, 46(12):2558-2562.
12. Kessler D., Gamezo V., Oran E. Simulation of deflagration-to-detonation transition in premixed methane-air in large-scale channels with obstacles. Paper AIAA-2009-0439 presented at the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando FL, (2009); p. 13.
13. Kogarko S.M. Detonation of methane-air mixtures and the detonation limits of hydrocarbon-air mixtures in a large diameter pipe 1958, Chemical Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1904-1916.
14. Kolbe M., Baker Q.A. Gaseous explosions in pipes. Paper in Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels And Piping Division Conference (Denver, CO, July 17-21, 2005) 2005, ASME.
15. Kuhl A.L., Kamel M.M., Oppenheim A.K. Pressure waves generated by steady flames. Paper in Proc. 14th Symp. on combustion 1972, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1201-1208.
16. Kuznetsov M., Ciccarelli G., Dorofeev S., Alekseev V., Yankin Y., Kim T.H. DDT in methane-air mixtures. Shock Waves 2002, 12:215-220.
17. Landau L.D., Lifshitz E.M. Fluid mechanics. Course of theoretical physics 1987, volume 6. Butterwork-Heinemann, Oxford, U.K. 2nd ed.
18. Lee J.H.S. Dynamic parameters of gaseous detonations. Annual Review Fluid Mechanics 1984, 311-336. Vol.
19. Lindstedt R.P., Michels H.J. Deflagration to detonation transitions and strong deflagrations in alkane and alkene air mixtures. Combustion and Flame 1989, Vol. 76:169-181.
20. Matsui H. Detonation propagation limits in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Journal de Physique IV 2002, 12. Pr7-11 to Pr7-17.
21. Moen I.O., Funk J.W., Ward S.A., Rude G.M. Detonation length scales for fuel-air explosives. Paper in Proc. 9th ICODERS 1983, Amer Inst Aero Astron, 55-79.
22. Nicholls J.A., Sichel M., Gabrijel Z., Oza R.D., Van Der Molen R. Detonability of unconfined natural gas-air Clouds. Paper in Proc 17th Symp on combustion 1978, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1223-1234.
23. Parnarouskis MC, Lind CD, Raj PPK, Cece JM. Vapor cloud explosion study. Paper in Proc Intl Conf Liguefied Nat gas. Chem Abstracts (1980); 93(18), p. 16.
24. Peraldi O., Knystautas R., Lee J.H. Criteria for transition to detonation in tubes. Paper in Proc 21st Symp on Combustion 1986, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1629-1637.
25. Shepherd J.E. Structural response of piping to internal gas detonation. Paper in Procs of the ASME Pressure Vessels And Piping Division Conference 2006, ASME.
26. Strehlow R.A., Baker W.E. The characterization and evaluation of accidental explosions. NASA CR 134779 AAE 75-3. Prepared for Aerospace Safety Research And Data Institute 1975, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 87.
27. van Wingerden K., Bjerketvedt D., Bakke J.R. Detonations in pipes and in the open. Paper in Proceedings of the Petro-Chemical Congress (June 23-24, 1999); p. 15.
28. Wolanski P., Kauffman C.W., Sichel M., Nicholls J.A. Detonation of methane-air mixtures. Paper in Proc 18th Symp on combustion 1981, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1651-1660.
29. Zipf R.K., Sapko M.J., Brune J.F. Explosion pressure design criteria for new seals in U.S. coal mines 2007, Dept. HHS, NIOSH IC 9500, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S., 76 pp.