- Flame propagation behaviors of nano- and micro-scale PMMA dust explosions
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- 论文类型： 期刊论文
- 发表时间： 2016-03-01
- 发表刊物： JOURNAL OF LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRIES
- 收录刊物： SCIE、EI
- 卷号： 40
- 页面范围： 101-111
- ISSN号： 0950-4230
- 关键字： Dust explosion; Nano; and micro-PMMA particles; Flame structure; Propagation mechanism
- 摘要： Flame propagation behaviors of nano- and micro-polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) dust explosions were experimentally studied in the open-space dust explosion apparatus. High-speed photography with normal and microscopic lenses were used to record the particle combustion behaviors and flame microstructures. Simple physical models were developed to explore the flame propagation mechanisms. High-speed photographs showed two distinct flame propagation behaviors of nano- and micro-PMMA dust explosions. For nano-particles, flame was characterized by a regular spherical shape and spatially continuous combustion structure combined with a number of luminous spot flames. The flame propagation mechanism was similar to that of a premixed gas flame coupled with solid surface combustion of the agglomerates. In comparison, for micro-particles, flame was characterized by clusters of flames and the irregular flame front, which was inferred to be composed of the diffusion flame accompanying the local premixed flame. It was indicated that smaller particles maintained the leading part of the propagating flame and governed the combustion process of PMMA dust clouds. Increasing the mass densities from 105 g/m(3) to 217 g/m(3) for 100 nm PMMA particles, and from 72 g/m(3) to 170 g/m3 for 30 mu m PMMA particles, the flame luminous intensity, scale and the average propagation velocity were enhanced. Besides, the flame front became more irregular for 30 pm PMMA dust clouds. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
