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Effect of Mean Diameter on the Explosion Characteristic of Magnesium Dusts

마그네슘의 폭발특성에 미치는 평균입경의 영향

  • Han, Ou-Sup (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, KOSHA) ;
  • Lee, Su-Hee (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
  • 한우섭 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 이수희 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2013.07.24
  • Accepted : 2013.08.26
  • Published : 2013.08.31
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Abstract

A study was carried out on the effect of particle size (mean diameter) on magnesium dust explosion. Experimental investigations were conducted in a 20-L explosion sphere, using 10 kJ chemical ignitors. Explosion tests were performed with three different dusts having mean diameter (38, 142, $567{\mu}m$) and the dust concentrations were up to $2250g/m^3$. The lower explosion limits(LEL) of magnesium dusts were about $30g/m^3$ at $38{\mu}m$ and $40g/m^3$ at $142{\mu}m$. LEL tended to increase with particle size and this means that the explosion probability of magnesium dust decreased with increase of particle size. The maximum explosion presssure ($P_m$) and $K_{st}$ (Explosion index) decreased with the increase of particle size. For magnesium powder of $567{\mu}m$, however, the explosive properties were not observed in the 5 kJ ignition energy.

본 연구에서는 마그네슘(Mg)분진의 폭발특성에 미치는 평균 입경의 영향을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 20-L분진 폭발시험장치와 10 kJ의 에너지를 갖는 화학 점화기를 사용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 실험에 사용한 Mg분진은 평균입경이 서로 다른 3가지 시료(38, 142, $567{\mu}m$)를 대상으로 분진농도를 $2250g/m^3$까지 조사하였다. Mg분진의 폭발하한농도(LEL)는 평균입경 38, $142{\mu}m$에 있어서 각각 30, $40g/m^3$ 이 얻어졌다. LEL은 입경 증가에 의해 감소 경향을 나타냈는데 Mg분진은 입경이 증가할수록 폭발 확률이 감소함을 의미한다. 최대폭발압력($P_m$)과 폭발지수($K_{st}$)는 입경이 증가하면 감소하였지만, 평균입경 $567{\mu}m$의 Mg분진의 경우에는 5 kJ의 착화에너지에서는 폭발 현상이 관찰되지 않았다.

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