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JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
Volume 82, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2023.104980
Keywords
Dust explosions; Explosion isolation; Large-scale experiments; Vessel-pipe systems
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This study investigates dust explosions in vessel-pipe systems and compares them with previous experiments on quiescent propane-air mixtures to understand the differences in flame propagation and peak pressures. The experimental results show that dust explosions have higher reactivity and faster flame propagation due to elevated initial turbulence. A physics-based model designed for gas explosions in vessel-pipe systems is extended to predict the dynamics of dust combustion, successfully capturing the effects of ignition location and effective dust reactivity.
This study investigates dust explosions in vessel-pipe systems to develop a better understanding of dust flame propagation between interconnected vessels and implications for the proper application of explosion isolation systems. Cornstarch dust explosions were conducted in a large-scale setup consisting of a vented 8-m3 vessel and an attached pipe with a diameter of 0.4 m and a length of 9.8 m. The ignition location and effective dust reactivity were varied between experiments. The experimental results are compared against previous experi-ments with initially quiescent propane-air mixtures, demonstrating a significantly higher reactivity of the dust explosions due to elevated initial turbulence, leading to higher peak pressures and faster flame propagation. In addition, a physics-based model developed previously to predict gas explosion dynamics in vessel-pipe systems was extended for dust combustion. The model successfully predicts the pressure transients and flame progress recorded in the experiments and captures the effects of ignition location and effective dust reactivity.
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