Etude de la combustion de gaz de synthèse issus d'un processus de ...

Chapter 3
- Flow state;
- Determination procedure (step size, criterion);
- Type and size of the ignition vessel (closed, open, dimensions, material);
- Ignition source (type, power, duration and location);
- Direction of flame propagation.
The purpose of this study is to determine the flammability limits of syngas-air mixtures
as guidance for stationary energy production systems. As the conditions in an energy
production scenario are different, namely in terms of pressure, some apparatus
characteristics referred in the standards described above are not followed. The
flammable region obtained will be narrower than the actual flammable region.
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In this context, prior to our experimental work, we carry out measurements of the
flammable region of syngas-air mixtures (at rest, initial conditions 293K, 1.0 bar and 3.0
bar) with our specific ignition system.
The syngas-air mixtures were prepared within the spherical chamber using two 10L
bottles previously prepared with the syngas composition and another with compressed
atmospheric air by the partial pressure method. The equivalence ratio was varied in 0.1
steps. The flammability limits using for different initial conditions of pressure is shown in
figures 3.4 to 3.6. In the boundaries of the flammable region ten shots were made in
order to get the ignition success.
100%
Ignition success (%)
80%
60%
Pi=1.0 bar
Pi=3.0 bar
40%
20%
0%
0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Equivalence ratio
Figure 3.4– Flammability limits of the updraft syngas-air mixture.
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