Gas explosion in confined space often leads to significant pressure oscillation.It is widely recognized that structural damage can be severe when the oscillation frequency of the load resonates with the natural vibrat...Gas explosion in confined space often leads to significant pressure oscillation.It is widely recognized that structural damage can be severe when the oscillation frequency of the load resonates with the natural vibration frequency of the structure.To reveal the oscillation mechanism of gas explosion load,the experiment of gas explosion was conducted in a large-scale confined tube with the length of 30 m,and the explosion process was numerically analyzed using FLACS.The results show that the essential cause of oscillation effect is the reflection of the pressure wave.In addition,due to the difference in the propagation path of the pressure wave,the load oscillation frequency at the middle position of the tunnel is twice that at the end position.The average sound velocity can be used to calculate the oscillation frequency of overpressure accurately,and the error is less than 15%.The instability of the flame surface and the increase of flame turbulence caused by the interaction between the pressure wave and the flame surface are the main contributors to the increase in overpressure and amplitude.The overpressure peaks calculated by the existing flame instability model and turbulence disturbance model are 31.7%and 34.7%lower than the numerical results,respectively.The turbulence factor model established in this work can describe the turbulence enhancement effect caused by flame instability and oscillatory load,and the difference between the theoretical and numerical results is only 4.6%.In the theoretical derivation of the overpressure model,an improved model of dynamic turbulence factor is established,which can describe the enhancement effect of turbulence factor caused by flame instability and self-turbulence.Based on the one-dimensional propagation theory of pressure wave,the oscillatory effect of the load is derived to calculate the frequency and amplitude of pressure oscillation.The average error of amplitude and frequency is less than 20%.展开更多
The gas explosion in residential building has always been a highly concerned problem.Explosions in homogeneous mixtures have been extensively studied.However,mixtures are often inhomogeneous in the practical scenarios...The gas explosion in residential building has always been a highly concerned problem.Explosions in homogeneous mixtures have been extensively studied.However,mixtures are often inhomogeneous in the practical scenarios due to the differences in the densities of methane and air.In order to investigate the effects of gas explosions in inhomogeneous mixtures,experimental studies involving gas leakage and explosion are conducted in a full-scale residential building to reproduce the process of gas explosion.By fitting the dimensionless buoyancy as a function of dimensionless height and dimensionless time,a distribution model of gas in large-scale spaces is established,and the mechanism of inhomogeneous distribution of methane is also be revealed.Furthermore,the stratified reconstruction method(SRM)is introduced for efficiently setting up inhomogeneous concentration fields in FLACS.The simulation results highlight that for the internal overpressure,the distribution of methane has no effect on the first overpressure peak(ΔP1),while it significantly influences the subsequent overpressure peak(ΔP2),and the maximum difference between the overpressure of homogeneous and inhomogeneous distribution is174.3%.Moreover,the initial concentration distribution also has a certain impact on the external overpressure.展开更多
In this study,through experimental research and an investigation on large datasets of the durability parameters in ocean engineering,the values,ranges,and types of distribution of the durability parameters employed fo...In this study,through experimental research and an investigation on large datasets of the durability parameters in ocean engineering,the values,ranges,and types of distribution of the durability parameters employed for the durability design in ocean engineering in northern China were confirmed.Based on a modified theoretical model of chloride diffusion and the reliability theory,the service lives of concrete structures exposed to the splash,tidal,and underwater zones were calculated.Mixed concrete proportions meeting the requirement of a service life of 100 or 120 years were designed,and a cover thickness requirement was proposed.In addition,the effects of the different time-varying relationships of the boundary condition(Cs)and diffusion coefficient(Df)on the service life were compared;the results showed that the time-varying relationships used in this study(i.e.,Cscontinuously increased and then remained stable,and Dfcontinuously decreased and then remained stable)were beneficial for the durability design of concrete structures in marine environment.展开更多
As a crucial component of urban lifeline projects,shallow-buried gas pipelines pose a significant threat to society and people’s lives,as well as property in the event of a leakage accident.To investigate the diffusi...As a crucial component of urban lifeline projects,shallow-buried gas pipelines pose a significant threat to society and people’s lives,as well as property in the event of a leakage accident.To investigate the diffusion mechanism of gas leakage out of pipelines,the CFD method is employed to establish a validated numerical model for gas diffusion in backfilled soil.The effects of operating pressure,burial depth,leakage direction of pipelines,and soil resistance coefficient were discussed.The calculated results indicate that the numerical model can accurately predicte the diffusion process and the resistance coefficient of methane in soil-sand,loam,and clay-based.It was found that the burial depth affects the speed of gas diffusion to the soil surface but has little impacts on the concentration distribution range.The diffusion process in the same type of backfilled soil was found very similar under varying pipeline operating pressures,though the pipeline pressure significantly impacts the diffusion range.The shape of the leaked gas cloud in the soil is affected by soil resistance,leak direction,and air buoyancy.A new diffusion model for methane leaking in soil was proposed by introducing two time-related concentration adjustment parameters to the existing natural gas diffusion model.The average error between the calculated results of the proposed diffusion model and the established numerical model was found to be within 10%.展开更多
基金financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52378488)Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX22_0222).
文摘Gas explosion in confined space often leads to significant pressure oscillation.It is widely recognized that structural damage can be severe when the oscillation frequency of the load resonates with the natural vibration frequency of the structure.To reveal the oscillation mechanism of gas explosion load,the experiment of gas explosion was conducted in a large-scale confined tube with the length of 30 m,and the explosion process was numerically analyzed using FLACS.The results show that the essential cause of oscillation effect is the reflection of the pressure wave.In addition,due to the difference in the propagation path of the pressure wave,the load oscillation frequency at the middle position of the tunnel is twice that at the end position.The average sound velocity can be used to calculate the oscillation frequency of overpressure accurately,and the error is less than 15%.The instability of the flame surface and the increase of flame turbulence caused by the interaction between the pressure wave and the flame surface are the main contributors to the increase in overpressure and amplitude.The overpressure peaks calculated by the existing flame instability model and turbulence disturbance model are 31.7%and 34.7%lower than the numerical results,respectively.The turbulence factor model established in this work can describe the turbulence enhancement effect caused by flame instability and oscillatory load,and the difference between the theoretical and numerical results is only 4.6%.In the theoretical derivation of the overpressure model,an improved model of dynamic turbulence factor is established,which can describe the enhancement effect of turbulence factor caused by flame instability and self-turbulence.Based on the one-dimensional propagation theory of pressure wave,the oscillatory effect of the load is derived to calculate the frequency and amplitude of pressure oscillation.The average error of amplitude and frequency is less than 20%.
基金the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52378488)Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX22_0222)。
文摘The gas explosion in residential building has always been a highly concerned problem.Explosions in homogeneous mixtures have been extensively studied.However,mixtures are often inhomogeneous in the practical scenarios due to the differences in the densities of methane and air.In order to investigate the effects of gas explosions in inhomogeneous mixtures,experimental studies involving gas leakage and explosion are conducted in a full-scale residential building to reproduce the process of gas explosion.By fitting the dimensionless buoyancy as a function of dimensionless height and dimensionless time,a distribution model of gas in large-scale spaces is established,and the mechanism of inhomogeneous distribution of methane is also be revealed.Furthermore,the stratified reconstruction method(SRM)is introduced for efficiently setting up inhomogeneous concentration fields in FLACS.The simulation results highlight that for the internal overpressure,the distribution of methane has no effect on the first overpressure peak(ΔP1),while it significantly influences the subsequent overpressure peak(ΔP2),and the maximum difference between the overpressure of homogeneous and inhomogeneous distribution is174.3%.Moreover,the initial concentration distribution also has a certain impact on the external overpressure.
基金financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51508272,11832013,51878350,and 51678304)。
文摘In this study,through experimental research and an investigation on large datasets of the durability parameters in ocean engineering,the values,ranges,and types of distribution of the durability parameters employed for the durability design in ocean engineering in northern China were confirmed.Based on a modified theoretical model of chloride diffusion and the reliability theory,the service lives of concrete structures exposed to the splash,tidal,and underwater zones were calculated.Mixed concrete proportions meeting the requirement of a service life of 100 or 120 years were designed,and a cover thickness requirement was proposed.In addition,the effects of the different time-varying relationships of the boundary condition(Cs)and diffusion coefficient(Df)on the service life were compared;the results showed that the time-varying relationships used in this study(i.e.,Cscontinuously increased and then remained stable,and Dfcontinuously decreased and then remained stable)were beneficial for the durability design of concrete structures in marine environment.
基金support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52378488,and 52378487)the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Program Special Funds(Key.R&D Program Social Development)Project(No.BE2022820).
文摘As a crucial component of urban lifeline projects,shallow-buried gas pipelines pose a significant threat to society and people’s lives,as well as property in the event of a leakage accident.To investigate the diffusion mechanism of gas leakage out of pipelines,the CFD method is employed to establish a validated numerical model for gas diffusion in backfilled soil.The effects of operating pressure,burial depth,leakage direction of pipelines,and soil resistance coefficient were discussed.The calculated results indicate that the numerical model can accurately predicte the diffusion process and the resistance coefficient of methane in soil-sand,loam,and clay-based.It was found that the burial depth affects the speed of gas diffusion to the soil surface but has little impacts on the concentration distribution range.The diffusion process in the same type of backfilled soil was found very similar under varying pipeline operating pressures,though the pipeline pressure significantly impacts the diffusion range.The shape of the leaked gas cloud in the soil is affected by soil resistance,leak direction,and air buoyancy.A new diffusion model for methane leaking in soil was proposed by introducing two time-related concentration adjustment parameters to the existing natural gas diffusion model.The average error between the calculated results of the proposed diffusion model and the established numerical model was found to be within 10%.
