Abstract:

A self-built 2 m long air flow transport pipeline test device was used to carry out corn starch explosion experiments under different air flow velocities. Flame propagation behavior and pressure parameters were acquired through high-speed photography and pressure sensors. The experimental findings were employed to examine the influence of airflow velocity on the flame propagation behavior and explosion characteristics of cornstarch under various pneumatic transport conditions. The results indicate that, as airflow velocity increases, there is an initial increase followed by a subsequent decrease in the luminosity of the dust explosion flame, flame propagation speed, and maximum explosion pressure. An intriguing observation is the spiral-like propagation of flames towards the terminus of the pipeline. When the airflow velocity increased from 5 m/s to 10 m/s, the maximum flame propagation speed increased from 74.07 m/s to 89.51 m/s, and the maximum explosion pressure rose from 17.08 kPa to 23.42 kPa. When the air flow speed is increased to 15 m/s, the maximum flame propagation speed and explosion pressure decrease. The most significant effects were observed at a mass concentration of 300 g/m³, where the explosion pressure decreased by 41%, 500 g/m³ was the least affected and the explosion pressure is reduced by 7.4%.

Key words: air transport, dust explosion, airflow velocity, flame propagation, flame propagation velocity, explosion pressure

摘要：

利用自主搭建的2 m长气流输运管道实验装置开展了不同气流速度下玉米淀粉爆炸实验，通过高速摄影和压力传感器获得火焰信息和压力参数。基于实验结果分析了气流输运工况气流速度对玉米淀粉爆炸火焰传播行为和爆炸特性的影响规律。结果表明：随着气流速度的增加，粉尘爆炸火焰亮度、火焰传播速度及最大爆炸压力呈先增大后减小的趋势，存在火焰呈螺旋状向管道末端传播的现象。气流速度从5 m/s升至10 m/s，火焰最大传播速度从74.07 m/s增加到89.51 m/s，最大爆炸压力由17.08 kPa增至23.42 kPa。气流速度提高到15 m/s时，火焰最大传播速度和爆炸压力均有所下降，质量浓度为300 g/m³时受影响最大，爆炸压力降低41%，500 g/m³时受影响最小，爆炸压力下降7.4%。

关键词: 气流输运, 粉尘爆炸, 气流速度, 火焰传播, 火焰传播速度, 爆炸压力