This paper describes a mathematical model developed to study the behavior of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks when subjected to jet fire. The model consists of a number of field and zone sub-models which are used t...This paper describes a mathematical model developed to study the behavior of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks when subjected to jet fire. The model consists of a number of field and zone sub-models which are used to simulate the various physical phenomena taking place during the tank engulfment period. The model can be used to predict the pressure and temperature of the LPG in the tank, the temperature of the wall of tank, and the time of tank explosion. The comparisons between the model predicted results and the test data show good agreement. The results show that the jet fire partially impinging on tank wall led to higher wall temperature and the time to failure was shorter than that in engulfing pool fire. And the exposure of the upper wall in the vapor zone to the fire is more dangerous than that of the LPG contacted wall.展开更多
Two different combustion models,the autoignition(AI)model and flamelet/progress variable(FPV)model,have been applied to study the auto-ignition process of methane/air jet flame in vitiated co-flow.A priori study was c...Two different combustion models,the autoignition(AI)model and flamelet/progress variable(FPV)model,have been applied to study the auto-ignition process of methane/air jet flame in vitiated co-flow.A priori study was conducted to test the validity of the two models.Results show that the different range of predicted reaction rates is mainly responsible for their different performances in large eddy simulation(LES)studies.In this paper,beta PDF was used to model the mixture fraction distribution,while two different shapes of PDF,delta function and beta function,were applied for the reaction progress.Compared to the FPV model,the AI model combined with beta function for reaction progress could capture the auto-ignition process and predict the exact lifted height.Also the results indicate that the variance of reaction progress plays an important role in predicting the flame lifted height.展开更多
The leaks of pressurized hydrogen can be ignited if an ignition source is within a certain distance from the source of the leaks, and jet ftres or explosions may take place. In this paper, a high speed camera was used...The leaks of pressurized hydrogen can be ignited if an ignition source is within a certain distance from the source of the leaks, and jet ftres or explosions may take place. In this paper, a high speed camera was used to investigate the ignition kernel development, ignition probability and flame propagation along the axis of hydrogen jets, which leaked from a 3-ram-internal-diameter nozzle and were ignited by an electric spark. Experimental results indicate that for successful ignition events, the ignition delay time increases with an increase of the distance between the nozzle and the electrode. Ignitable zone of the hydrogen jets is underestimated if using the predicted hydrogen concentration along the jets centerline. The average rate of downstream flame decreases but that of the upstream flame increases with the electrode going far from the nozzle.展开更多
文摘This paper describes a mathematical model developed to study the behavior of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks when subjected to jet fire. The model consists of a number of field and zone sub-models which are used to simulate the various physical phenomena taking place during the tank engulfment period. The model can be used to predict the pressure and temperature of the LPG in the tank, the temperature of the wall of tank, and the time of tank explosion. The comparisons between the model predicted results and the test data show good agreement. The results show that the jet fire partially impinging on tank wall led to higher wall temperature and the time to failure was shorter than that in engulfing pool fire. And the exposure of the upper wall in the vapor zone to the fire is more dangerous than that of the LPG contacted wall.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51176178 and 50936005)
文摘Two different combustion models,the autoignition(AI)model and flamelet/progress variable(FPV)model,have been applied to study the auto-ignition process of methane/air jet flame in vitiated co-flow.A priori study was conducted to test the validity of the two models.Results show that the different range of predicted reaction rates is mainly responsible for their different performances in large eddy simulation(LES)studies.In this paper,beta PDF was used to model the mixture fraction distribution,while two different shapes of PDF,delta function and beta function,were applied for the reaction progress.Compared to the FPV model,the AI model combined with beta function for reaction progress could capture the auto-ignition process and predict the exact lifted height.Also the results indicate that the variance of reaction progress plays an important role in predicting the flame lifted height.
基金Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesNational Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50806071)and(No.51276177)
文摘The leaks of pressurized hydrogen can be ignited if an ignition source is within a certain distance from the source of the leaks, and jet ftres or explosions may take place. In this paper, a high speed camera was used to investigate the ignition kernel development, ignition probability and flame propagation along the axis of hydrogen jets, which leaked from a 3-ram-internal-diameter nozzle and were ignited by an electric spark. Experimental results indicate that for successful ignition events, the ignition delay time increases with an increase of the distance between the nozzle and the electrode. Ignitable zone of the hydrogen jets is underestimated if using the predicted hydrogen concentration along the jets centerline. The average rate of downstream flame decreases but that of the upstream flame increases with the electrode going far from the nozzle.
