MONODISPERSE SPRAY EFFECTS ON THERMAL EXPLOSION IN A GAS

Igor Goldfarb, Vladimir Goldshtein, Grigory Kuzmenko, J. Barry Greenberg

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Abstract

The effect of a flammable spray on the thermal explosion in a combustible gas mixture is investigated based on an original physical model. For qualitative analysis of the system an advanced geometric asymptotic technique (integral manifold method) has been used. Possible types of dynamical behavior of the system are classified and parametric regions of their existence are determined analytically. It turns out that there are five main dynamical regimes of the system: slow regimes, conventional fast explosive regimes, thermal explosion with freeze delay and two different types of thermal explosion with delay (the concentration of the combustible gas decreases or increases). Peculiarities of these dynamical regimes are investigated and their dependence on physical system parameters are analyzed. Upper and lower bound estimates for the delay time are derived analitically and compared with results of numerical simulations. The comparison demonstrates satisfactory agreement.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHeat Transfer
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 2
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages199-206
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780791818411
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1997
EventASME 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1997 - Heat Transfer - Dallas, United States
Duration: 16 Nov 199721 Nov 1997

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume1997-T

Conference

ConferenceASME 1997 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1997 - Heat Transfer
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas
Period16/11/9721/11/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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