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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2020.58.3.356

Experimental Study on the Changes in the Oxygen Concentration and the Pressure at Temperature of 200 ℃ for the Assessment of the Risks of Fire and Explosion of Propylene  

Choi, Yu-Jung (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Choi, Jae-Wook (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.58, no.3, 2020 , pp. 356-361 More about this Journal
Abstract
Propylene is widely used in petrochemical manufacturing at over 200 ℃. However, since propylene is a flammable gas with fire and explosion risks, inert nitrogen is injected to prevent them. In this study, experiments were conducted using propylene-nitrogen-oxygen upon pressure changes at 200 ℃. At 21% oxygen, as pressure increased from 0.10 MPa to 0.25 MPa, lower explosion limit (LEL) decreased from 2.2% to 1.9% while upper explosion limit (UEL) increased from 14.8% to 17.6%. In addition, minimum oxygen concentration (MOC) decreased from 10.3% to 10.0%, indicating higher risks with the expanded explosive range as pressure increased. With increase of pressure from 0.10 MPa to 0.25 MPa, explosion pressure increased from 1.84 MPa to 6.04 MPa, and the rate of rise of maximum explosion pressure increased drastically from 90 MPa/s to 298 MPa/s. It is hoped that these results can be used as basic data to prevent accidents in factories using propylene.
Keywords
Propylene; Explosion limit; Minimum oxygen concentration; Explosion pressure; Pressure rise rate;
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