Effects of temperature, particle size, and air humidity on sensibility of typical high-energetic explosives

The production and utilization of high-energetic explosives often pose a range of safety hazards,with sensitivity being a key factor in evaluating these risks.To investigate how temperature,particle size,and air humidity affect the responsiveness of commonly used high-energetic explosives,a series of BAM(Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung)impact and friction sensitivity tests were carried out to determine the critical impact energy and critical load pressure of four representative high-energetic explosives(RDX,HMX,PETN and CL-20)under different temperatures,particle sizes,and air humidity conditions.The experimental findings facilitated an examination of temperature and particle size affecting the sensitivity of high-energetic explosives,along with an assessment of the influence of air humidity on sensitivity testing.The results clearly indicate that high-energetic explosives display a substantial decline in critical reaction energy when subjected to micrometre-sized particles and an air humidity level of 45%at a temperature of 90℃.Furthermore,it was noted that the critical reaction energy of high-energetic explosives diminishes with an increase in temperature within 25℃−90℃.In the same vein,as the particle sizes of high-energetic explosives increase,so does the critical reaction energy for micrometre-sized particles.High air humidity significantly affects the sensitivity testing of high-energetic explosives,emphasizing the importance of refraining from conducting sensitivity tests in such conditions.

Modeling of the whole process of shock wave overpressure of freefield air explosion

The waveform of the explosion shock wave under free-field air explosion is an extremely complex problem.It is generally considered that the waveform consists of overpressure peak,positive pressure zone and negative pressure zone.Most of current practice usually considers only the positive pressure.Many empirical relations are available to predict overpressure peak,the positive pressure action time and pressure decay law.However,there are few models that can predict the whole waveform.The whole process of explosion shock wave overpressure,which was expressed as the product of the three factor functions of peak,attenuation and oscillation,was proposed in the present work.According to the principle of explosion similarity,the scaled parameters were introduced and the empirical formula was absorbed to form a mathematical model of shock wave overpressure.Parametric numerical simulations of free-field air explosions were conducted.By experimental verification of the AUTODYN numerical method and comparing the analytical and simulated curves,the model is proved to be accurate to calculate the shock wave overpressure under free-field air explosion.In addition,through the model the shock wave overpressure at different time and distance can be displayed in three dimensions.The model makes the time needed for theoretical calculation much less than that for numerical simulation.

Effect of metal powders on explosion of fuel-air explosives with delayed secondary igniters

In order to improve the energy level of fuel air explosive(FAE) with delayed secondary igniters, high energetic metal powders were added to liquid fuels mainly composed of ether and isopropyl nitrate.Metal powders’ explosive properties and reaction mechanisms in FAE were studied by high-speed video,pressure test system, and infrared thermal imager. The results show that compared with pure liquid fuels, the shock wave overpressure, maximum surface fireball temperature and high temperature duration of the mixture were significantly increased after adding high energetic metal powder. The overpressure values of the liquid-solid mixture at all measuring points were higher than that of the pure liquid fuels. And the maximum temperature of the fireball was up to 1700C, which was higher than that of the pure liquid fuels. After replacing 30% of aluminum powder with boron or magnesium hydride, the shock wave pressure of the mixture was further increased. The high heat of combustion of boron and the hydrogen released by magnesium hydride could effectively increase the blast effect of the mixture. The improvement of the explosion performance of boron was better than magnesium hydride. It shows that adding high energetic metal powder to liquid fuels can effectively improve the explosion performance of FAE.

Research on the Explosion Temperature Response of Fuel Air Explosive Measured by Colorimetric Pyrometer

An infrared colorimetric radiation thermometrical system was established based on the theory of optical radiation. The dynamic temperature history of fuel air explosive (FAE) was measured to obtain the temperature responses of primary initiation FAE and secondary initiation FAE in real time. And the characteristics of their temperature history curves were compared and analyzed. The results show that the primary initiation FAE has higher explosion temperature and longer duration compared to the secondary initiation FAE.

Application of Dual Throttling Air-Conditioning System to Explosion-Proof Frequency Converter

An explosion-proof dual throttling air-conditioning system was put forward to solve the heat dissipation and internal dewing problems of explosion-proof frequency converter in the underground coal mine. This study investigated the feasibility and benefits of explosion-proof dual throttling cooling and dehumidification air-conditioning system applied to the explosion-proof frequency converter. The physical model of dual throttling air-conditioning system was established and its performance parameter was described by mathematical method. The design calculation of the system has also been done. The experimental result showed that the system reached the steady state at the refrigeration mode after running 45 min, and the maximum internal temperature of the flame-proof cavity was 31.0 ℃. The system reached the steady state at the dehumidification mode after running 37 min. The maximum internal relative humidity and temperature of the flame-proof cavity were 33.4% and 36.3 ℃, respectively. Therefore, the proposed system had excellent ability of heat dissipation and avoided internal dewing. Compared with water cooling system, it was more energy-saving and economical. The airflow field of dual throttling air-conditioning system was also studied by CFD simulation. It was found that the result of CFD numerical simulation was highly consistent with the experimental data.

Study on Near Field Dispersal of Fuel Air Explosive

Aim To study fuel dispersion in fuel air explosive(FAE) and computational ways of fuel dispersion velocity in the near area. Methods\ The dispersion process of fuel in FAE was analyzed by the use of results measured with KODAK EKTAPRO EM Motion Analyzer and setting up mechanical models. Results\ Computational methods for fuel dispersion velocity in the acceleration stage is given and taken as a base for the study of fuel dispersion in the intermediate and the far area. Conclusion\ When the fuel flow velocity is higher than that of the explosion gas in the center cavity, the fuel divides with the explosion gas and its velocity of flow reaches a maximum. The acceleration stage ends at that time. The fuel dispersion velocity at this time is the initial conditions for numeral analyses of dispersion process in the intermediate and far areas.

Destruction mechanism of gas explosion to ventilation facilities and automatic recovery technology

In order to overcome the heavy casualties caused by gas explosion, we verified the propagation law of shock wave in pipeline and the overpressure distribution of gas explosion by similar experiments according to the analyses of reasons for casualty and ventilation system model destroyed by gas explosion in the mining face. We summarized the gas composition after the explosion and its danger, analyzed the effects of the gas explosion shock wave to ventilation system and facilities and the laws of toxic gas spread and diffusion in the ventilation network after the explosion. We presented a technical proposal to control the smoke and recover the ventilation system after a gas explosion and developed a reserve air door and control system that were embed in the lane, and could close automatically in conditions of no pressure and electricity. The results showed that the reserve air door normally opened and could close automatically controlling the smoke flow and resuming the ventilation system when the gas explosion shock wave destroyed the original shutting air door which resulted in the air short circuit.

Numerical simulation to determine the gas explosion risk in longwall goaf areas:A case study of Xutuan Colliery

Underground gassy longwall mining goafs may suffer potential gas explosions during the mining process because of the irregularity of gas emissions in the goaf and poor ventilation of the working face,which are risks difficult to control.In this work,the 3235 working face of the Xutuan Colliery in Suzhou City,China,was researched as a case study.The effects of air quantity and gas emission on the three-dimensional distribution of oxygen and methane concentration in the longwall goaf were studied.Based on the revised Coward’s triangle and linear coupling region formula,the coupled methane-oxygen explosive hazard zones(CEHZs)were drawn.Furthermore,a simple practical index was proposed to quantitatively determine the gas explosion risk in the longwall goaf.The results showed that the CEHZs mainly focus on the intake side where the risk of gas explosion is greatest.The CEHZ is reduced with increasing air quantity.Moreover,the higher the gas emission,the larger the CEHZ,which moves towards the intake side at low goaf heights and shifts to the deeper parts of the goaf at high heights.In addition,the risk of gas explosion is reduced as air quantities increase,but when gas emissions increase to a higher level(greater than 50 m3/min),the volume of the CEHZ does not decrease with the increase of air quantity,and the risk of gas explosion no longer shows a linear downward trend.This study is of significance as it seeks to reduce gas explosion accidents and improve mine production safety.

Experimental Investigation on Shock Wave Characteristics of Aluminized Explosives in Air Blast

To investigate the shock wave characteristics of RDX-based aluminized explosives,air blast tests were conducted for measuring the parameters of 10 kg aluminized explosives which contained 0-40% aluminum.The results showed that with the increasing of aluminum content,the overpressures and impulses increase at first and then decrease within 7 m or 5 m,which reached the maximum when aluminum content was 20% or 30%.Power exponential formulas are used to fit the shock wave parameters vs scaled distance,where an equal weight of TNT is used to calculate the scaled distance.The overpressures of HL0 and TNT in tested locations not only conform to the similar law,but also conform to the same attenuation law after gaining the scaled distances of equal TNT mass.The pre-exponential factors of overpressure and impulse,kp and kI,decrease along with the increasing of Al content and keep the same pace as the calculated PCJ）.The attenuation coefficients a_P and aIincrease at first and decrease later with the increasing of aluminum content,and they reached the maximal values with30% Al containing,which keeps the same pace as the calculated QV.

Large-scale high performance computation on 3D explosion and shockproblems

Explosion and shock often involve large deformation, interface treatment between multi-material, and strong discontinuity. The Eulerian method has advantages for solving these problems. In parallel computation of the Eulerian method, the physical quantities of the computaional cells do not change before the disturbance reaches to these cells. Computational efficiency is low when using fixed partition because of load imbalance. To solve this problem, a dynamic parallel method in which the computation domain expands with disturbance is used. The dynamic parallel program is designed based on the generally used message passing interface model. The numerical test of dynamic parallel program agrees well with that of the original parallel program, also agrees with the actual situation.

Flame behavior, shock wave, and instantaneous thermal field generated by unconfined vapor-liquid propylene oxide/air cloud detonation

Energy output and heating effects are essential for vapor-liquid fuel/air cloud detonation in the fuel-air explosive(FAE) applications or explosion accidents. The purpose of this study is to examine the dynamic large-size flame behavior, shock wave propagation law, and instantaneous thermal field generated by unconfined vapor-liquid propylene oxide(PO)/air cloud detonation. Based on computational fluid dynamics(CFD) and combustion theory, a numerical simulation is used to study the detonation process of a PO/air cloud produced by a double-event fuel-air explosive(DEFAE) of 2.16 kg. The large-scale flame behavior is characterized. The flame initially spreads radially and laterally in a wing shape. Subsequently,the developed flame increases with a larger aspect ratio. Moreover, the propagation laws of shock waves at different heights are discussed. The peak pressure of 1.3 m height level with a stepwise decline is obviously different from that of the ground with an amplitude of reversed ’N’ shape. In the vast majority of the first 6.9 m, the destructive effect of the shock wave near the ground is greater than that of the shock wave at 1.3 m height. Furthermore, the dynamic instantaneous isothermal field is demonstrated.The scaling relationship of various isotherms in the instantaneous thermal field with the flame and initial cloud is summarized. The comprehensive numerical model used in this study can be applied to determine the overpressure and temperature distribution in the entire fuel/air cloud detonation field,providing guidance for assessing the extent of damage caused by DEFAE detonation.

基于CESE方法的煤矿风井泄爆全过程模拟与消波增效研究

为揭示煤矿风井泄爆过程、探寻增强泄爆效果方法,针对现行泄爆方法和多种改进泄爆方法,建立了系列全尺寸三维仿真模型,利用LS−DYNA软件的CESE求解器,进行了全过程流固耦合模拟分析。结果表明:现行防爆门在泄爆过程中会引发较强烈的反射冲击波且不能快速有效地予以消弱,致使风硐中先后出现可对风机造成二次冲击的2道冲击波;去除防爆门立壁结构对提升泄爆效果作用不明显,但可使防爆门受到的冲击明显减弱;在一定范围内,减轻防爆门质量对提高泄爆效果的作用较为有限,且会使防爆门吸收的爆炸能量明显增加;在增量不大的情况下,增大防爆门到风井和风硐交岔点的距离即能有效改善泄爆效果;侧向和正向先行泄爆方法均能明显增强泄爆效果,并对防爆门有显著的减冲和保护作用,在算例条件下,最优可使反射波超压峰值下降49.4%和28.3%;防爆门开启时间、泄爆面积和防爆门到风井/风硐交岔点的距离是影响泄爆效果的重要因素;风井达到良好泄爆效果所需要的开启时间比现行防爆门要短得多;仅在井口设置防爆门存在不能消减风硐中第1道冲击波超压峰值的局限性。基于对风井泄爆过程、机理和方法的新认识,提出了以“两区域多通道”泄爆为特征的主辅防爆门协同泄爆方法,以系统提升风井泄爆效果和防爆水平。

空气驱油可燃气体爆炸安全风险分析

目的目前,安全问题仍然是限制空气驱大规模应用的主要原因,为此进行了针对其爆炸极限计算方法的研究。方法通过对6种可燃气体的单组分计算方法、单组分文献值与2种多组分计算方法进行组合,得到了14种计算组合,将其与国内某油田3口井的爆炸实测值进行比较,以判断哪种组合适应性最好。结果含碳原子单组分燃气计算法与多组分燃气计算中查图-理·查特里修正法组合得到的计算结果整体误差相对较小,更符合爆炸极限实测值。结论可为C_(1)~C_(3)轻烃体积分数达90%以上的井流物的爆炸极限理论计算方法的选择提供参考。

孔内空气间隔对有/无金属罩聚能装药定向侵彻效果的影响

为了探究孔内径向空气间隔对有/无金属罩聚能装药定向侵彻效果和炸药爆轰能量传递过程的影响,采用ANSYS/LS-DYNA软件,开展孔内装药空气间隔为6,8,10,12,14 cm时的数值模拟研究,分析了聚能装药中有药型罩形成EFP和无药型罩形成聚能气流的能量集中释放过程,以及对孔壁的定向侵彻深度。结果表明空气间隔小于10 cm时,聚能气流对孔壁的侵彻深度相对于EFP平均侵深分别提高了53%(6 cm)和29%(8 cm)。空气间隔大于10 cm时,EFP平均侵彻深度相比于聚能气流均增加了26%(12 cm和14 cm)。计算聚能轴线上EFP和聚能气流单位面积通过孔壁的动能,发现空气间隔较小时,聚能气流在空气中衰减耗散的能量小于EFP塑性变形耗能,此时聚能气流对孔壁的侵彻效果较优;空气间隔较大时,爆轰产物空间膨胀造成聚能气流轴线处的密度和动能显著降低,而EFP由于具有高密度和不可压缩性,能量分散小,动能衰减缓慢,此时EFP对孔壁的侵彻效果优于聚能气流。

甲烷-空气预混区外含钾细水雾抑爆特性研究

为了解含钾细水雾在综合管廊燃气泄漏场景下的抑爆能力,采用自制的爆炸试验系统,开展含添加剂细水雾位于甲烷-空气爆炸区域外的抑爆试验,分析纯水及草酸钾、碳酸钾、氯化钾3种含钾化合物细水雾对9.5%甲烷-空气爆炸超压与过火范围的影响。研究结果表明:纯水细水雾的临界抑爆雾化质量浓度区间为320~480 g/m^(3);含草酸钾条件下超压下降率随质量分数增加呈现正态累积分布函数(NormalCDF)变化,最佳抑爆质量分数为10%;当雾化质量浓度为480 g/m^(3)、雾滴D32为61.7μm、化合物质量分数为10%时,对应抑爆能力均大于纯水细水雾条件,其中,含草酸钾抑爆能力最强,其次为碳酸钾与氯化钾,峰值超压下降率较纯水细水雾条件分别提高2.32、1.88与1.53倍,过火范围分别缩减46.7%、40%与13.3%。相较于碳酸钾与氯化钾条件,爆炸气体预混区域外含草酸钾细水雾能够吸收更多的爆炸热量、消耗更多的活性自由基。

间隔装药的殉爆起爆技术在露天矿山爆破中的应用

为了降低西沟露天石料厂的采石爆破成本,提高经济效益;应用空气袋间隔装药装置技术进行了150 mm炮孔和100 mm炮孔的爆破实验对比,同时进行了露天炮孔孔内反向和正向起爆殉爆试验对比。结果表明:采用炮孔中部空气袋间隔装置的露天矿台阶爆破,电子雷管起爆一端装药之后再利用其爆轰波殉爆起爆另一端装药,孔径大的炮孔比孔径小的炮孔殉爆起爆的爆破效果好;采用殉爆起爆技术后,做到了节能减排和提效;反向起爆爆破法与正向起爆爆破法相比,爆破效果更好。

侧面爆破粉尘时空分布模拟分析

从开放性细颗粒物污染治理角度出发,建立建筑物拆除爆破产尘的几何计算模型,运用计算流体力学(CFD)工具,对给定环境风速下的建筑物周围压力场和速度场进行了模拟分析,并对侧面折叠爆破粉尘按R-R(Rosin-Rammler)分布,使用气流-粒子双向耦合的DPM模型研究了爆炸粉尘的时空分布。结果表明,下风侧因建筑物存在导致风速、压力急剧变化而产生涡流,涡流是影响爆破粉尘时空分布的关键因素之一。在时间上,爆破粉尘有气流拖曳运动状态和扩散态;在空间上,因重力作用致下部空间的粉尘浓度较大。

油气场站火灾爆炸风险的神经支持决策树识别与预测

为了有效防控油气场站火灾爆炸事故,从影响因素之间因果关系的角度出发,提出利用神经支持决策树(Neural-Backed Decision Tree,NBDT)算法构建油气火灾爆炸可解释预测模型。该方法利用词频逆向文件频率(Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency,TF-IDF)算法从风险描述信息中提取出关键词并计算权重,整合得到64个风险二级因素,构建了油气场站的火灾爆炸数据集;采用神经支持决策树算法构建分类模型,对油气场站火灾爆炸事故进行预测和可解释分析,可以基于数据可视化地分析油气火灾爆炸事故的风险与诱因。结果表明,NBDT模型预测准确率为0.976,AUC为0.913,明显优于其他模型;模型可视化结果分别从单因素和多因素角度分析,确立7种二级风险主控因素和6种二级风险组合主控因素。13种风险主控因素的确立,可以为既有油气场站火灾爆炸预测和防控机制提供理论支撑。

高温环境因素对固-液混合燃料物理稳定性的影响

固-液混合燃料的物理稳定性对于燃料的质量和安全性均有重要的意义。高温环境引发的易挥发液体组分的气化将对燃料的物理稳定性产生极为复杂的影响。通过自主设计的实验装置模拟、加速燃料物理稳定性改变,并分别从液体燃料析出及密度分布变化趋势,分析高温环境因素的作用。结果表明:自然堆垛状态下燃料的顶部受饱和蒸汽压的改变影响较大,而中部、底部则由于燃料的紧密堆积,形成各自独立的气液平衡。同时,液体燃料于高温环境中对固体的润湿效果随之增强,更有利于液体组分完成对固体颗粒的吸附。在303~333 K的温度条件下,固液体积比为1.25∶1,硝基甲烷占液体组分40%的固-液混合燃料保持最佳的物理稳定性。

TNT和温压炸药浅埋爆炸效应差异性研究

为研究TNT和温压炸药浅埋爆炸效应的差异性,文章开展了浅埋爆炸试验,系统分析了TNT和温压炸药在爆坑形貌和地表空气冲击波波形等方面的差异。结果表明:相同工况的浅埋爆炸,温压炸药产生的爆坑直径、深度以及体积都大于TNT,装药埋深为0.1 m和0.3 m时,温压炸药产生的爆坑体积分别是TNT的1.2倍和2.3倍。通过对测得的冲击波参数进行比较,分析得出:当埋深为0.1 m和0.3 m时,比例距离为1的测点处温压炸药产生的冲击波峰值压力分别是TNT的2.16倍和1.41倍;在研究范围内,比例距离和埋深变化对不同类型装药的冲击波冲量衰减量影响很小,但对衰减率有较大影响,当埋深从0.1 m增加为0.3 m时,2种类型装药的冲量衰减率都增加了近1倍。