The fuel-air cloud resulting from an accidental discharge event is normally irregular in shape and varying in concentration. Performance of dispersion simulations using the computational fluid dynamics （CFD）-based t...The fuel-air cloud resulting from an accidental discharge event is normally irregular in shape and varying in concentration. Performance of dispersion simulations using the computational fluid dynamics （CFD）-based tool FLACS can get an uneven and irregular cloud. For the performance of gas explosion study with FLACS, the equivalent stoichiometric fuel-air cloud concept is widely applied to get a representative distribution of explosion loads. The Q9 cloud model that is employed in FLACS is an equivalent fuel-air cloud representation, in which the laminar burning velocity with first order SL and volume expansion ratio are taken into consideration. However, during an explosion in congested areas, the main part of the combustion involves turbulent flame propagation. Hence, to give a more reasonable equivalent fuel-air size, the turbulent burning velocity must be taken into consideration. The paper presents a new equivalent cloud method using the turbulent burning velocity, which is described as a function of SL, deduced from the TNO multi- energy method.展开更多
Calculating the parameters of the ground shock induced by an underground explosion is a complex energy coupling problem.It is difficult to establish a unified ground shock coupling law from limited test data.This pape...Calculating the parameters of the ground shock induced by an underground explosion is a complex energy coupling problem.It is difficult to establish a unified ground shock coupling law from limited test data.This paper summarizes the research results obtained at home and abroad and systematically analyzes the coupling mechanism of craters formed by an underground explosion and the ground shock.The differences between the concepts of"closed-explosion critical depth"and"equivalent closed-explosion critical depth"are clearly explained.The spreading of the ground shock energy is attributed to the explosive expansion of the air cavity,revealing a linear relationship between the volume of the cavity region(or the volume of the crack region)and the ground shock energy associated with the underground explosion.The proportionality factor is related to the mechanical properties of the medium and is independent of the magnitude of the explosion equivalent.Based on this,a theoretical calculation formula and conversion method for the ground shock coupling coefficient were established.Explosion tests were conducted in clay and Plexiglass under varying burial depths.The test results were consistent with the theoretically calculated results.Our study provides a theoretical basis for the design of explosion-resistant structures in underground engineering.展开更多
文摘The fuel-air cloud resulting from an accidental discharge event is normally irregular in shape and varying in concentration. Performance of dispersion simulations using the computational fluid dynamics （CFD）-based tool FLACS can get an uneven and irregular cloud. For the performance of gas explosion study with FLACS, the equivalent stoichiometric fuel-air cloud concept is widely applied to get a representative distribution of explosion loads. The Q9 cloud model that is employed in FLACS is an equivalent fuel-air cloud representation, in which the laminar burning velocity with first order SL and volume expansion ratio are taken into consideration. However, during an explosion in congested areas, the main part of the combustion involves turbulent flame propagation. Hence, to give a more reasonable equivalent fuel-air size, the turbulent burning velocity must be taken into consideration. The paper presents a new equivalent cloud method using the turbulent burning velocity, which is described as a function of SL, deduced from the TNO multi- energy method.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52279120).
文摘Calculating the parameters of the ground shock induced by an underground explosion is a complex energy coupling problem.It is difficult to establish a unified ground shock coupling law from limited test data.This paper summarizes the research results obtained at home and abroad and systematically analyzes the coupling mechanism of craters formed by an underground explosion and the ground shock.The differences between the concepts of"closed-explosion critical depth"and"equivalent closed-explosion critical depth"are clearly explained.The spreading of the ground shock energy is attributed to the explosive expansion of the air cavity,revealing a linear relationship between the volume of the cavity region(or the volume of the crack region)and the ground shock energy associated with the underground explosion.The proportionality factor is related to the mechanical properties of the medium and is independent of the magnitude of the explosion equivalent.Based on this,a theoretical calculation formula and conversion method for the ground shock coupling coefficient were established.Explosion tests were conducted in clay and Plexiglass under varying burial depths.The test results were consistent with the theoretically calculated results.Our study provides a theoretical basis for the design of explosion-resistant structures in underground engineering.
