Numerical study of inhibition mechanism of high-pressure hydrogen leakage self-ignition with the addition of ammonia

Hydrogen and ammonia have attracted increasing attention as carbon-free fuels.Ammonia is considered to be an effective energy storage and hydrogen storage medium.However,a small amount of unremoved NH3 is still present in the product during the decomposition of ammonia to produce hydrogen.Therefore,it is very essential to investigate the self-ignition of hydrogen-ammonia mixtures in order to accommodate the various scenarios of hydrogen energy applications.In this paper,the effect of NH3 addition on the self-ignition of high-pressure hydrogen release is numerically investigated.The RNG k-εturbulence model,EDC combustion model,and 213-step detailed NH_(3)/H_(2) combustion mechanism are used.CHEMKIN-Pro programs for zero-dimensional homogeneous and constant volume adiabatic reactor models are used for sensitivity analysis and ignition delay time of the chemical reaction mechanism.The results showed that the minimum burst pressure required for self-ignition increased significantly after the addition of ammonia.The maximum temperature and shock wave intensity inside the tube decreases with increasing ammonia concentration.The ignition delay time and H,HO2,and OH radicals reduce with increasing ammonia concentration.H and HO2 radicals are suggested as indicators for tracking the second and third flame branches,respectively.

Mathematical Modeling of Peat Self-ignition at Ambient Temperature Oscillations

In the classical formulation, the problem of thermal explosion in a finite volume of the reacting material in the presence of harmonic oscillations of the ambient temperature has been solved. It is shown that in the oscillation periods, commensurate with the adiabatic induction period of thermal explosion, implement a kind of resonance which corresponding with average ambient temperature. At both high and very low frequencies oscillations at ambient temperature, their influence on the critical condition and on the induction period of thermal explosion is negligible. However, at low-frequencies influence of ambient temperature oscillations, even a relatively low amplitude, on critical condition and especially on induction period of thermal explosion, can be very strong.

Explosive limits of mixed gases containing CH_4,CO and C_2H_4 in the goaf area

The explosive gases CO and C2H4, released mainly flammable gases during the process of coal self-ignition, are of the most important ingredients of the multi-component gases in goal areas, along with CH4. We have determined some of the parame- ters of explosive properties of the one-component gases CH4, CO and C2H4 using an explosive trial device of polybasic explosive gas mixtures and emphasized particularly the effect on the limits of explosive concentration of the binary explosive mixed gases CH4＋CO, CH4＋C2H4, as a function of the amount of CO, C2H4 and inert flame resisting gases （N2, CO2）. The experimental results show that the effect of inert gases on the explosive limits of mixed gases, given the property of explosive gas, is obvious： the inert gases （N2, CO2） possess some inhibitory effects on the explosion of the multi-component explosive gas mixtures. The results will provide some experimental support to suppress the occurrence of the gas explosions in goaf areas and provide some directions for designing explosion-proof electric equipment and fire arresters.

An innovative method to calculate oxygen consumption rate

Based on heat and mass transfer characteristics of spontaneous combustion of coal,Arrhenius equation and the Ranz-Marshall correlation,a novel approach was proposed in this paper to estimate oxygen consumption rate of self-ignition of coal at high temperature.Compared with the conventional methods,this approach involves not only kinetic properties of self-ignition of coal and temperature,but also the ambient air flow characteristics and diameter of coal particle.To testify the proposed approach,oxygen consumption rates at high temperature were measured by the programmable isothermal oven experiments.Comparisons between experimental and theoretical results indicate that the rates of oxygen depletion calculated by the proposed approach agree well with those measured from laboratory-scale experiments,which further validates the proposed approach.

Study of the spontaneous combustion mechanism in coalfield

Coalfield fire is prevalent in the world. especially in China, but the main rea- son of the fire in the coalfield is not clarity. So it’s difficult to fight the coalfield fire. Based on the model of outcrop spontaneous combustion in coalfield, that when the fringe coal-rock is break up by the alternation air-temperature, the coal is oxygenated and heat is emitted. Then around coal-rock is heated and break up. The air-leakage conditions are changed and the convection of air in the coal-rock is come into being. The self-ignition process of fringe coal-crock is developed to the deeper coal seam. The oxi- dation and emitting heat mechanics process of coal, breakage and air-leakage mechan- ics process of the coal-rock in the coalfield are theoretically analyzed.

Statistical analysis to establish an ignition scenario based on extrinsic and intrinsic variables of coal seams that affect spontaneous combustion

Spontaneous combustion of coal seams in open pit mines is a problem that occurs in coal mines around the world.Theories have been developed that express several factors which generate self-heating in the coal and favor combustion.The synergy of these factors contributes to the increase in the temperature of oxidation reactions,facilitating the culmination of the activation energy of the system,in which the ignition develops and the reaction is spontaneous.Currently,the incidence of each variable’s susceptibility to coal combustion is unknown,so in this work a methodology was developed to determine statistically which of the variables has the greatest contribution in the phenomenon.Descriptive statistics,atypical values detection,principal component determination,cluster analysis,and logistic regression were used to determine how many indicator variables are necessary to describe susceptibility to coal combustion.For the analysis,21,000 data from different seams of two open-pit coal mines in endwalls and abandoned pits were processed with consideration given to extrinsic and intrinsic factors.Seam temperature,atmospheric pressure,wind speed,oxygen,methane,height,ash,volatile matter,heat power,vitrinite,liptinite and the Hardgrove Index are the most influential variables in the phenomenon.

Self-ignition characteristics of the high-speed ramjet kinetic energy projectile in the launch process

To research the self-ignition characteristics of high-speed ramjet kinetic energy projectile in the launch process, the self-ignition process based on the solid fuel of polyethylene was numerically simulated by using the dynamic grid technology. The effect of different muzzle velocity on the self-ignition performance, and the effect of opening the blockage at different times on the flow field stability of the combustion chamber and the flow field characteristics after the solid fuel ramjet stabilized were analyzed. The results show that the occurrence of self-ignition is not only related to the pressure, temperature in the combustion chamber, and the muzzle velocity, but also to the content of C_2H_4 and its degree of mixing with air in the combustion chamber. After the kinetic energy projectile gets out of the muzzle and before the blockage opens, there is oscillation occurring in the combustion chamber. The higher the muzzle velocity of the kinetic energy projectile, the more prone to the occurrence of the self-ignition and the negative effects can be avoided due to the pressure oscillation in the combustion chamber. The effect of opening the blockage at different times on the flow field stability after the self-ignition occurs in a period of time is weak. After the blockage opens, the solid fuel ramjet can reach a stable working condition quickly.

Research progress on solid-fueled Scramjet

The solid-fueled Scramjet is an interesting option for supersonic combustion ramjet.It shows significant advantages such as simple fuel supply and compactness,avoiding the complex system of tanks and pipelines that encountered in liquid-fueled Scramjets.The solid-fueled Scramjet could be the simplest air-breathing engine for the hypersonic flight regime.This paper presents a comprehensive and systematic review of the research progress on solid-fueled Scramjet in various institutes and universities.It summarizes a progress overview of three types of the solid-fueled Scramjet,which covers a wealth of landmark numerical and experimental results.Based on this,several relevant key technologies are proposed.Several inherent scientific issues are refined,such as the mixing mechanism of multi-phase flow and supersonic airflow,ignition and combustion mechanism of the condensed phase in a supersonic airflow,and coupling mechanism of gas and solid phase in a supersonic flow.Finally,the historical development trend is clarified,and some recommendations are provided for future solid-fueled Scramjet.

Design and simulation of gas burner ejectors

Ignition within gas burner ejectors can lead to off design conditions and has significant influence on the burner behavior.Thus ignition in the ejector should be prevented.In the present study the influence of combustion reactions on the performance of gas burner injectors is investigated.To investigate if ignition is possible,simulated ignition delay times,using a detailed reaction mechanism,are compared to predicted mean residence times of the gas in the ejector.Gas burner ejectors are designed using one dimensional analytic equations,based on energy and momentum conservation equations and conventional isentropic equations.1D results are compared to 2D computational fluid dynamics(CFD)simulations,to take into account non-ideal mixing effects along the ejector.Results are validated with experiments with air at room temperature.1D results show very good agreement not only with CFD simulations for the case of non-reactive flows,but also with performed experiments.It is shown that the assumption of ideal mixing along the ejector and thus the comparison of the ignition delay time to the gas mean residence time,to predict ignition in the ejector,is not valid.Ignition in the ejector is possible,even if the ignition delay time is more than thirty times higher than the mean residence time.In addition to that,it is shown,that ignition and the choice of reaction mechanism have significant influence on the predicted gas burner ejector performance.Thus,the accurate prediction of ignition delay time and the use of a detailed reaction kinetic are mandatory to correctly predict the burner ejector behavior.