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Explosibility of hydrogen-graphite dust hybrid mixtures

Type of Publication
Year of Publication
2007
Authors

A. Denkevits

Abstract

To evaluate the hazard of combined hydrogen/dust explosions under severe accident conditions in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), standard method of 20-L-sphere was used to measure the explosion indices of 4-mu m fine graphite dust in lean hydrogen/air mixtures. The mixtures were ignited by a weak electric spark. The tested fuel concentrations were 8-18 vol%2H-2 and 25-250 g/m(3) dust. If the hydrogen content is higher than 10 vol%2 the dust constituent can be induced to explode by the hydrogen explosion initiated by a weak electric spark. Depending on the fuel component concentrations, the explosions proceed in either one or two stages. In two-stage explosions occurring at low hydrogen and dust concentrations, the mixture ignition initiates first a fast hydrogen explosion followed by a slower phase of the dust explosion. With increasing dust concentration, the dust explodes faster and can overlap the hydrogen-explosion stage. At higher hydrogen concentrations, the hybrid mixtures explode in one stage, with hydrogen and dust reacting at the same time scale. Maximum overpressures of hybrid explosions are higher than those observed with hydrogen alone, maximum rates of pressure rise are lower in two-phase explosions and, generally, higher in one-stage explosions, than those characteristic of the corresponding H-2/air mixtures. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI

10.1016/j.jlp.2007.04.033

Volume

20

Notes

Times Cited: 13 6th International Symposium on Hazards, Prevention, and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions Aug 27-sep 01, 2006 Halifax, CANADA 14

Pagination

698-707

Number
6
ISSN Number

0950-4230

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