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Experimental investigation of explosion pressures and flame propagations by wall obstruction ratios and ignition positions
Department of Safety Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 139-743, Korea
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, February 2012, 29(2), 139-144(6), 10.1007/s11814-011-0159-5
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Abstract
Experimental studies were carried out to investigate the effects of different ignition source locations and wall obstructions in a partially opened chamber, 235 mm in height, with a 1,000×950 mm2 cross section and with a large top-venting of area of 1,000×320mm2. Four different ignition positions such as the bottom, side, corner and top, and three wall obstacles with blockage ratios ranging from about 10 to 30% were used. The comparisons between wall obstacles in the chamber showed that the dependence of overpressure on obstruction ratios was different compared with published experiments with a large L/D ratio enclosure. This may be linked to the characteristics of the chamber. The smallest wall obstacle caused the highest overpressure, while the largest one caused the lowest overpressure. The flame propagation and pressure development were highly sensitive to the ignition positions. The bottom ignition caused_x000D_
the highest overpressure, while the top ignition the closest to the vent opening caused the lowest overpressure.
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