Experimental study on influences of copper foam on explosive characteristics of syngas in a closed pipe

ZHENG Kai; REN Jiale; SONG Chen; JIA Qianhang; XING Zhixiang

doi:10.11883/bzycj-2023-0036

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ZHENG Kai, REN Jiale, SONG Chen, JIA Qianhang, XING Zhixiang. Experimental study on influences of copper foam on explosive characteristics of syngas in a closed pipe[J]. Explosion And Shock Waves, 2024, 44(1): 012102. doi: 10.11883/bzycj-2023-0036

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ZHENG Kai, REN Jiale, SONG Chen, JIA Qianhang, XING Zhixiang. Experimental study on influences of copper foam on explosive characteristics of syngas in a closed pipe[J]. Explosion And Shock Waves, 2024, 44(1): 012102. doi: 10.11883/bzycj-2023-0036

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Experimental study on influences of copper foam on explosive characteristics of syngas in a closed pipe

doi: 10.11883/bzycj-2023-0036

School of Safety Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, Jiangsu, China

Received Date: 2023-02-09
Rev Recd Date: 2023-04-07

Available Online: 2023-04-26

Publish Date: 2024-01-11

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In order to investigate the effect of the pore density of copper foam and hydrogen volume fractions ($\varphi $) on the in-air-explosive characteristics of premixed syngas, copper foams with pore densities of 15, 25 and 40 ppi were fixed in a closed pipe (100 mm× 100 mm× 1000 mm) 500 mm from the ignition end. Correspondingly, the premixed syngas-air flame propagates in duct without copper foam was compared. The configuration, tip velocity and overpressure, etc. of the flame were observed by igniting the premixed syngas with equivalence ratio of 1 to the air and a wide range of hydrogen volume fractions (from 10% to 90%). Detailed flame evolution process was visualized by a high-speed camera and the overpressure was recorded by pressure transducer. The results indicates that the copper foam has a significant impact on flame propagation and overpressure-time history. Before the flame reaching the copper foam, its configuration and tip velocity, as well as the overpressure, are only determined by the fuel component, but not the foam, during its formation process to a tulip shape. The pore density and $\varphi $ affect not only the formation time of tulip flame, but also the appearance of distorted tulip flame. The copper foam could lead to the segmentation of flame front and transform the flame front from laminar to turbulence, resulting in the flame acceleration. This phenomenon becomes more evident with the decreasing of pore density. The presence of copper foam can increase the flame tip speed and overpressure significantly. For the case with a smaller pore density, both the maximum flame tip speed, growth of overpressure and maximum overpressure of premixed syngas-air increase with the $\varphi $.
- syngas,
- copper foam,
- explosion flame,
- flame tip speed,
- overpressure

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