Visualization Study of Dust Dispersion Process in Siwek 20-L Device for Dust Explosion Test

Abstract:

A visualization method is proposed in order to characterize the dispersion process of dust cloud in Siwek 20-L explosion device. The visualization system consists of a transparent spherical vessel, a dust dispersion device, a high precision control valve and a high-speed camera. Experiment with wheat flour powder indicate that the non-uniformity of dust cloud in space and time can be clearly distinguished based on the frame pictures, as well as the evolution of particles settlement with time after dispersion. Moreover, qualitative analysis based on picture processing technique was carried out to obtain the transmission data of dust cloud from the frame pictures. Results show that the transmission changes rapidly with time and reaches to the minimum value at about 60 ms after dispersion, and with this time, the optimum ignition delay time can be determined for dust explosion test in Siwek 20-L device.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 590)
• Pages: 266-270
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.590.266
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Bing Du, Wei Xing Huang*, Nian Sheng Kuai, Jing Jie Yuan, Long Liu, Yi Dan Ren, Yuan Gan
• Keywords: Dust Cloud Uniformity, Dust Dispersion, Dust Explosion, Siwek20-L Device, Transmission

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