Research Article

The Study on the Shock Wave Propagation Rule of a Gas Explosion in a Gas Compartment

Table 2

Blast wave peak pressures in short pipe (1.01 × 105 Pa).

Measured point no.MP1MP2MP3MP4
l/hwp9223447

Pipe without asbestos clothTest data0.18380.12680.25380.1919
Simulated results0.18570.12460.26310.1866

Pipe with 4 m asbestos clothTest data0.19050.14150.31230.3563
Simulated results0.18440.14200.32390.3697

Notes: the experimental data in the table above is the arithmetic mean of a given set of measured sample values from the repeated tests and l is the distance between the measured point and the ignition source.