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Study on the effects of elastic modulus of constructions on heat and mass transfer of gas explosion

ABSTRACT
The factor of combustion and explosion remains one of the main constraints on coal mining and management. To clarify the impact of structural properties on the consequences of gas explosion disasters during coal mining, this article conducts a study on the impact of the elastic modulus of structures on gas explosion disasters. The research results indicate that in the case where structures with high elastic modulus must exist, the elastic modulus of the structure has minimal impact on the structure during the early stage of flame development. The area of flame front and the degree of deflagration also decrease with the increase of elastic modulus, but the disturbance degree of airflow and flame in the pipe increases with the increase of elastic modulus. The peak flame velocity at elastic modulus of 0.7 GPa and 2.8 GPa increased by 3.56% and 7.47% compared to elastic modulus of 0.18 GPa, respectively; The upstream overpressure peak increased by 24.63% and 42.52%; The downstream overpressure peak increased by 11.19% and 20.62%. The peak values of flame velocity and overpressure increase with the increase of elastic modulus, while the explosion intensity and pressure rise rate increase with the increase of elastic modulus. The explosion intensity index at elasticmodulus 2.8 GPa is approximately 1.45 times that at elastic modulus 0.18 GPa. Therefore, it is necessary to choose structures with smaller elastic modulus as much as possible to achieve the best fire and explosion suppression effect.
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PAPER SUBMITTED: 2023-08-05
PAPER REVISED: 2023-10-07
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2023-10-07
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2023-12-10
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI230805263L
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