Flame propagation characteristics of propane-air mixture in ducts with obstacles

Jie Lu*, Cheng Wang, Jian Guo Ning

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Abstract

An experimental study on acceleration mechanism of flame propagation of propane-air mixture in ducts with obstacles was conducted. The acceleration mechanism of flame propagation is mainly due to the positive feedback of the turbulence region induced by obstacles for combustion process. It can be seen from the experimental results that the maximum explosion pressure can increase by 20%, the maximum rate of pressure rise can increase by 10 times and the flame propagation velocity can increase by 20 times when obstacles are present.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)394-397
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Beijing Institute of Technology (English Edition)
Volume13
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2004

Keywords

  • Blockage ratio
  • Flame propagation
  • Gas explosion
  • Propane-air mixture

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