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A Study on the Correlation of MESG and Explosion Pressure

최대실험안전틈새(MESG)와 폭발압력의 상관관계에 대한 연구

  • 황경용 (한국산업안전보건공단) ;
  • 신운철 (한국산업안전보건공단) ;
  • 이택기 (한경대학교 전기전자 제어공학과)
  • Received : 2016.11.16
  • Accepted : 2016.01.20
  • Published : 2016.02.29

Abstract

Electrical apparatuses for use in the presence of explosive gas atmospheres have to be special designed to prevent them from igniting the explosive gas. Flameproof design implies that electrical components producing electrical sparks are contained in enclosures and withstand the maximum pressure of internal gas or vapours. In addition, any gaps in the enclosure wall have to designed in such a way that they will not transmit a gas explosion inside the enclosure to an explosive gas or vapours atmosphere outside it. In this study, we explained some of the most important physical mechanism of Maximum Experimental Safe Gap(MESG) that the jet of combustion products ejected through the flame gap to the external surroundings do not have an energy and temperature large enough to initiate an ignition of external gas or vapours. We measured the MESG and maximum explosion pressure of propane and acetylene by the test method and procedure of IEC 60079-20-1:2010.When the minimum MESG is measured, the concentration of propane, acetylene in the air is higher than the stoichiometric point and their explosion pressure is the highest value.

폭발성 가스가 존재하는 위험장소에서 사용하는 전기기기는 폭발성 가스의 점화원이 되지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 내압방폭 구조의 설계는 전기 스파크를 발생시키는 부품을 가진 용기가 내부에서 가스나 증기의 폭발시 최대 압력에 견디고 내부 화염이 외부 가스나 증기 폭발로 전파되지 않도록 설계되어야 한다. 이 논문은 화염 틈새를 통해 외부로 분사되는 연소 생성물의 분사가 외부 가스나 증기를 점화시킬 정도의 온도나 에너지를 가질 수 없도록 하는 MESG(Maximum Experimental Safe Gap)의 중요한 물리적인 메커니즘에 대해 설명하였다. IEC 60079-20-1:2010 기준에 의해 프로판과 아세틸렌의 MESG를 실험하여 MESG 값을 측정하고 가스폭발시의 최대 폭발압력을 측정하였다. 결과로는 최소 MESG가 측정될 때 가스의 농도는 화학당량 농도보다 높고 폭발압력은 최소 MESG에서 가장 높게 나타났다.

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