The explosion enhancement of methane-air mixtures by ethylene in a confined chamber

T Wang, Z Luo, H Wen, F Cheng, L Liu, Y Su, C Liu… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present work, the explosion of methane-ethylene-air mixtures within equivalence
ratios from 0.72 to 1.3 and with an ethylene volume fraction from 0% to 100% at ambient …

Experimental investigation on the effect of obstacle position on the explosion behaviors of the non-uniform methane/air mixture

Q Wu, M Yu, K Zheng - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas explosions in the underground coal mines where the obstacles exist can cause
significant damage. A current knowledge gap in methane safety research concerns the effect …

Effect of flammable gases produced from spontaneous smoldering combustion of coal on methane explosion in coal mines

D Ma, B Qin, X Zhong, P Sheng, C Yin - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Methane released from underground coal mines forms a highly explosive mixture when
combined with air, which can be aggravated by the flammable gases produced from …

Effect of porous materials on explosion characteristics of low ratio hydrogen/methane mixture in barrier tube

F Long, Y Duan, S Yu, H Jia, Y Bu, J Huang - Journal of Loss Prevention in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of porous materials on the explosion characteristics of low ratio
hydrogen/methane mixture in barrier tube was studied. The hydrogen ratio in the mixture is …

Dynamic characteristics of methane explosion flame propagation in three types of pipe

Q Wang, S **, H Wen, Z Luo, CM Shu, W Gao… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In process industries, the pipe connecting the various process units has complex structures.
An experimental system was established to examine the flame propagation in premixed …

Visualization of explosion characteristics of methane-air mixtures with different ignition positions and vent areas in a large-scale venting chamber

H **ng, Y Qiu, S Sun, M Wang, B Li, L **e - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Explosion venting trials were conducted in a 4.5 m 3 stainless chamber to investigate the
effects of ignition position and vent area on the explosion characteristics of 9.5 vol …

Explosion behavior of methane-air mixtures and Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the explosion process near the flammability limits

Y Leo, B Zhang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane is the main component of natural gas and biogas, and it has been applied in
various fields in daily life and industrial production. A better understanding of the explosion …

[HTML][HTML] Laminar combustion characteristics of methane/methanol/air mixtures: experimental and kinetic investigations

Q Wang, Y Song, K Liu, X Li, C Xu - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Methanol has been studied to solve the problems of insufficient combustion and unstable
operation of natural gas engines. To explore the influence of methanol addition on natural …

Comparative study on flame instability and combustion characteristics of CH4/O2/CO2 and CH4/O2/N2 mixtures

F Zhong, L Zheng, X Wang, X Shao, H Jia, Z Shi… - Journal of the Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
To investigate flame instabilities and combustion characteristics of oxygen-enriched
methane in a closed chamber, a series of combustion experiments on the CH 4/O 2/CO 2 …

Influence of pressure on the flammability limits and explosion pressure of ethane/propane-air mixtures in a cylinder vessel

L Huang, Y Wang, L Zhang, Y Su, Z Zhang… - Journal of Loss Prevention …, 2022 - Elsevier
To comprehensively investigate the pressure influence on the flammability limits and
explosion pressure of ethane and propane, a high-pressure slender cylindrical vessel with …