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Influence of the Magnesium Content on the Explosion Properties of Mg-Al Alloy Dusts

Mg-Al합금 분진의 폭발특성에 미치는 마그네슘 성분의 영향

  • Han, Ou-Sup (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, KOSHA) ;
  • Lee, Keun-Won (Occupational Safety & Health Research Institute, KOSHA)
  • 한우섭 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 이근원 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2012.10.24
  • Accepted : 2012.12.17
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

Using the Siwek 20 L spherical explosion vessel, the explosion properties have been examined to understand the influence of magnesium content in Mg-Al alloy dusts with different concentration. For this purpose, the Mg-Al alloy dusts (volume mean diameter : $151{\sim}160{\mu}m$) with magnesium content ratio were used. As the results, the increase of Mg content in Mg-Al alloy causes an decreased minimum explosion concentration and an increased maximum explosion pressure. Also the maximum explosion pressure and maximum rate of pressure rise in Mg-Al alloy dusts mainly depended on the dust concentrations. However, for the explosion index (Kst) of Mg-Al (40:60 wt%), Mg-Al (50:50 wt%) and Mg-Al (60:40 wt%), it was founded to increase the Kst with increasing of magnesium content ratio.

Mg-Al합금 분진의 마그네슘 성분 비율이 분진폭발특성에 미치는 영향을 알기 위하여 Siwek 20 L 구형 분진폭발시험장치를 사용하여 농도를 변화시키면서 실험적으로 조사하였다. 이를 위하여 체적평균입경이 $151{\sim}160{\mu}m$의 Mg-Al합금 분진을 사용하였다. 그 결과 Mg-Al합금에서의 Mg성분의 증가는 폭발하한농도의 감소와 최대폭발압력의 증가로 나타났다. 또한 Mg-Al합금의 최대폭발압력과 최대폭발압력상승속도는 주로 분진 농도에 의존하였다. 그러나 Mg-Al (40:60 wt%), Mg-Al (50:50 wt%) 및 Mg-Al (60:40 wt%)의 폭발지수(Kst)에 있어서, 마그네슘 성분의 증가에 따라서 폭발지수가 증가함을 알 수 있었다.

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