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Interactions between Propagating Flame Fronts and Obstacles in an Explosion Chamber with a H/L Ratio of 0.86

  • Park, Dal Jae (Dept. of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2013.01.04
  • Accepted : 2013.02.04
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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Abstract

Experimental studies were carried out to investigate the interactions between the propagating flame fronts and different multiple obstacles within an explosion chamber. The explosion chamber is 600 mm in height, $700{\times}700mm^2$ in cross-section and has a H/L value of 0.86. Three different multiple obstacles with the blockage ratio of 0.43 were replaced within the chamber. The results showed that relatively higher local flame displacement speed was observed with the triangular obstacle while the lower was observed with the circular one. It was found that the local flame displacement speeds behind the obstacle were largely dependent on the obstacle types. It was also found that as the flame interacted with the flow field generated behind the obstacle, the probability density functions(PDFs) of the local flame displacement speed were extensively distributed toward higher speeds.

높이/길이 비가 0.86을 가지는 폭발챔버 내에서 전파하는 화염과 서로 다른 형태의 다중 장애물 사이의 상호작용을 조사하기 위해 폭발실험을 수행하였다. 챔버 내에 장애물 형태는 삼각기둥, 사각기둥 및 원통형으로 변화시켰으며, 장애물의 blockage ratio는 0.43으로 하였다. 전파하는 화염과 장애물 형태에 따른 상호작용을 조사하기 위해 고속카메라를 사용하였으며, 고속카메라로 얻어진 화염 이미지로부터 장애물 주위의 국부 화염속도 및 그 화염속도의 확률밀도함수를 계산하였다. 실험결과, 장애물 형태가 삼각형이었을 때 국부 화염속도가 가장 높게, 원형에서는 가장 낮게 나타났으며, 장애물 후류에서의 국부 화염속도는 장애물 형태에 큰 의존성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 전파하는 화염이 장애물 후류의 미연소가스의 유동과 상호작용할 때 국부 화염속도의 확률밀도함수는 화염속도가 높은 방향으로 광범위하게 분포되는 것으로 나타났다.

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