Studies on formation of unconfined detonable vapor cloud using explosive means

▸ Parameters affecting explosive dispersion of propylene oxide in air was studied. ▸ Parameters studied are type of canister, nature and quantity of burster charge. ▸ Velocity of dispersion of fuel is found to be influenced by burster charge quantity. ▸ Theoretically estimated velocity of dispersion agrees with experimental values. ▸ The detonability of the fuel aerosols formed was tested.