The Effect of Hydrogen addition on the Explosion of Ethanol/Air Mixtures

F. Cammarota, A. Di Benedetto, V. Di Sarli, E. Salzano
2012 Chemical Engineering Transactions  
The use of hydrocarbon-hydrogen mixtures has been proven to be a valuable system for emission reduction and flame stabilisation. For the assessment of process hazards and the safe design of process equipment handling ethanol-hydrogen, the knowledge of safety parameters, such as maximum pressure, maximum rate of pressure rise and burning velocity, is required. In this work, the explosion behaviour of pure ethanol and ethanol-hydrogen/air mixtures is studied for different initial temperature and
more » ... quivalence ratio. Experimental tests are carried out in a 5 dm3 closed cylindrical vessel.
doi:10.3303/cet1226068 doaj:e92ede80ee46435489b9227aa785b8e5 fatcat:qv4ur7ciyjfs5j3y6xy4a6qwam