Micro-explosion phenomenon: Conditions and benefits

DV Antonov, RM Fedorenko, PA Strizhak - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adding water to fuel droplets is known to lead to puffing and micro-explosion. Puffing and
micro-explosion lead to a rapid increase in the liquid fuel surface area. This, in turn, leads to …

Effect of metal dust fuel at a low concentration on explosive/air explosion characteristics

W Liu, C Bai, Q Liu, J Yao, C Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of aluminum powder on the explosive characteristics of solid-liquid mixed
explosives under low fuel concentration conditions was studied using a 20 L spherical …

ReaxFF study on combustion mechanism of ethanol/nitromethane

L Song, FQ Zhao, SY Xu, XH Ju, CC Ye - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
To gain an atomistic-level insight into the thermal and chemical responses of
ethanol/nitromethane fuel, reactive molecular dynamics simulations were performed to …

Graphene oxide doped ethanol droplet combustion: Ignition delay and contribution of atomization to burning rate

S Mosadegh, A Ghaffarkhah, C van der Kuur… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of graphene oxide nanomaterials addition and oxidation level on ignition
delay and burning rate of ethanol droplets are experimentally investigated. Three graphene …

Effect of low-concentration RDX dust on solid–liquid mixed fuel characteristics

W Liu, C Bai, Q Liu, J Yao, C Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
To study the effect of hexogen (RDX) on the explosion characteristics of aluminum powder
and aluminum powder/nitromethane mixed fuel, a 20 L spherical explosion experiment …

Impact Sensitivity of Nitromethane-based Green-propellant Precursor Mixtures

M Kurilov, L Werling, M Negri… - … Journal of Energetic …, 2023 - dl.begellhouse.com
Nitromethane is a promising green propellant candidate. However, one potential issue for
industrial use may be its high sensitivity to mechanical impact. In this paper, we assess the …

Experimental study of the explosion characteristics of isopropyl nitrate aerosol under high-temperature ignition source

K Sun, Q Zhang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental methods and results of aerosol explosion under high-temperature ignition
source have not yet been reported. An explosion test system for aerosol explosion at high …

Laminar flame speeds and ignition delay times for isopropyl nitrate and propane blends

ME Fuller, A Mousse-Rayaleh, N Chaumeix… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Laminar flame speed and ignition delay time measurements are presented for blends of
isopropyl-nitrate and propane. The laminar flame speeds were measured in a spherical …

Effect of nitromethane on fuel/air explosion characteristics under different ambient conditions

C Bai, C Zhang, W Liu, X Zhao, B Sun, J Yao - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The impact of nitromethane on the explosion characteristics of diethyl ether-aluminium
powder mixed fuel in the presence of different ambient factors is studied in a 20 L sphere …

Detonation process of high-speed flowing multiphase energetic mixture under high temperature and high pressure

H Wan, Q Wen, Q Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The detonation process of high-speed flowing multiphase energetic cloud in a high-
temperature and high-pressure semi-confined environment has extensive engineering …