Research on the propagation of pressure and CO gas of methane and coal dust coupled explosion

Abstract

A methane and coal dust explosion system was constructed to investigate the propagation of pressure and CO gas after methane and coal dust coupling explosion. The influence of coal dust concentration on the propagation of pressure and CO gas were analyzed by coupling explosion experiments of 5% methane with coal dust (0, 100 g/m3, 200 g/m3, 300 g/m3, 400 g/m3and 500 g/m3), 7% methane with coal dust(0, 50 g/m3, 100 g/m3, 150 g/m3and 200 g/m3), and 9% methane with coal dust (0, 50 g/m3, 100 g/m3, 150 g/m3and 200 g/m3). The experimental results show that when 5% or 7% methane explodes with coal dust in the explosion chamber, the pressure first increases and then decreases with the increase of coal dust concentration. When the methane concentration is 9%, the pressure decreases with the increase of coal dust concentration. In the propagation pipe, the explosion pressure and CO gas concentration decrease with the increase of distance. When the methane concentration and distance are constant, the higher the coal dust concentration is, the higher the pressure and CO gas concentration is.

Numerical Simulation of Shock Wave Propagation Law of Coal Dust Explosion in Complex Pipeline Networks

“…Compared with spherical experimental equipment, the propagation of coal dust explosions in pipelines is more destructive. Therefore, in recent years, many scholars have conducted research on the destructive effects and hazard-level evaluation of shock waves, airflow, flames, high temperatures, and energy generated by coal dust explosions in pipelines. − …”