Numerical Simulation of Premixed Methane–Air Explosion in a Closed Tube with U-Type Obstacles

Abstract

Given the spatial structures and functional requirements, there are a number of different types of obstacles in long and narrow confined spaces that will cause a premixed gas explosion to produce greater overpressure and influence the flame behavior for different obstacles. Because the volume fraction of unburned gas changes with the changing height of the U-type obstacles, we can further study the influence on the volume fraction of the unburned premixed gas for the characteristics of the overpressure and the flame behaviors in the closed tube with the obstacles. The results show that after the premixed gas is successfully ignited in the pipe, the overpressure in the pipe greatly increases as the unburned premixed gas burns between the adjacent plates. Moreover, the increase of the overpressure in the closed duct becomes faster when the decrease of unburned gas becomes faster. The high-pressure areas between the plates move inversely compared with the direction of flame propagation when the height of the U-type increases, whereas the high pressure in the front of the flame moves further when the flame propagation passes all obstacles. In addition, the reversed flow structure of the flame is a coupling result for the overpressure caused by the flame propagation and the vortex between the plates. From the perspective of production safety, this study is a significant basic subject about the characteristics of overpressure and flame behaviors in a closed tube with obstacles.

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