2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
(104j) Explosibility of Methane-Corn Hybrid Mixtures
Authors
Jiang, J. - Presenter, Texas A&M University
Castellanos, D. - Presenter, Texas A&M University
Carreto, V. H. - Presenter, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering
Mannan, D. M. S. - Presenter, Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center
The explosion features of corn dust in atmosphere of methane at different concentrations of either dust or gas are studied. Experimental measurements of the maximum explosion pressure and maximum rate of pressure rise are performed by 36 L dust explosion equipment though adapted in such hybrid mixtures. Results clearly show that the explosion behavior of such hybrid mixtures reveals significant differences with respect to either dust or gas explosions.