Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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208869 | Fuel | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This work presents the results of an experimental and modelling investigation of the ignition of quiescent methane/air mixtures caused by radiation-heated large inert particles. The experimental data indicate that the explosion-delay time is inversely proportional to the radiative power flux. The delay time exhibits a minimum at a methane/air ratio near to stoichiometric. The mathematical model incorporates the basic principles of the thermal initiation mode of detonation phenomena. The experimental values of the explosion-delay time correlate with the predictions, hence lending weight to the proposed model.
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Authors
V.A. Stamatov, K.D. King, D.K. Zhang,