Explosion characteristics and chemical kinetics of blended LPG/DME clean fuel based on pyrolysis and oxidation mechanism model

Q Zhang, X Qian, R Li, G Zhou, Y Sun, Y Ma, Y Kong - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to reveal the explosion effects of blended LPG/DME at the microscopic level and to
investigate its explosion mechanism, the UC San Diego 2016 C1-C4/DME pyrolysis and …

An experimental study on premixed syngas/air flame propagating across an obstacle in closed duct

X Yang, M Yu, K Zheng, P Luan, S Han - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effect of obstacle on the propagation of the premixed flame.
Experiments are conducted in a closed rectangular duct that house a pair of fence-type …

Effects of obstacle position and hydrogen volume fraction on premixed syngas-air flame acceleration

S Han, M Yu, X Yang, X Wang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
There have been many studies concerning on the influence of obstacles on gas explosion,
but the understanding of some phenomena is still not clear, such as explosion overpressure …

Effect of shock-flame interactions on initial damage characteristics in highway tunnel under hazmat tanker truck accident

K Wang, Y Ming, H Zhao, Y Jiao, T Shi… - … and Underground Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hazardous materials road transportation (HMRT) accidents are the main hazards of highway
tunnels, and the damage evolution process subject to catastrophic consequences have …

Experimental investigation on initiation mechanism, overpressure, and flame propagation characteristics of methane-air mixtures explosion induced by hexogen in a …

R Yu, Y Qiu, H Xing, G Xu, M Wang, B Li, L Xie - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Gas explosion accidents under shock wave stimulation cause more severe hazards than
electric spark ignition. To explore the initiation mechanism and explosion characteristics of …

An efficient approach to achieve flame acceleration and transition to detonation

T Li, X Wang, B Xu, F Kong - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents a novel method to accelerate flame propagation and transition to
detonation in a coiled channel. The objective is to bring to light the basic understanding of …

Dynamics of cellular flame deformation after a head-on interaction with a shock wave: reactive Richtmyer–Meshkov instability

H Yang, MI Radulescu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
Shock-flame interactions are fundamental problems in many combustion applications
ranging from flame acceleration to flame control in supersonic propulsion applications. The …

Blast wave propagation characteristics in FPSO: Effect of cubical obstacles

H Fang, H Xue, W Tang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas explosion accidents may result in catastrophic damage to structures and humans.
Generally, the gas explosion pressures on Floating, Production, Storage, and Off-loading …

A canonical numerical experiment to study detonation initiation from colliding subsonic auto-ignition waves

S Taileb, G Farag, V Robin, A Chinnayya - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The collision of two subsonic auto-ignition fronts with initial constant velocity was found to
transit to detonation only when the collision angle was acute. The interaction of the reactive …

Detonation transition criteria from the interaction of supersonic shock-flame complexes with different shaped obstacles

W Rakotoarison, A Pekalski, MI Radulescu - Journal of Loss Prevention in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study is an experimental investigation of the last stages of the deflagration-to-
detonation transition. A fast flame following a lead shock was generated by passing a …