BM-U facility for simulating emergency processes involving the propagation and combustion of flammable gases

BM-U facility for simulating emergency processes involving the propagation and combustion of flammable gases

Accidents involving the release of large amounts of combustible gases, such as hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, etc., are possible at nuclear power plants, as well as in chemical production facilities. Currently, calculation tools are used for substantiate explosion safety. To permit their valida...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 134; no. 5-6; pp. 386 - 390
Main Authors: Bezgodov, E. V., Ivanov, A. S., Simonenko, V. A., Frolov, D. V., Nikiforov, M. V., Pasyukov, S. D., Kotlovanov, I. P., Sharapov, I. K., Yurkov, S. I., Dolgorukova, A. G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-09-2023
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Carbon monoxide
Combustion
Experiments
Explosions
Flammability
Flammable gases
Gas mixtures
Gases
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Hydrogen
Measuring instruments
Methane
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear safety
Physical instruments
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Propagation
Prototypes
Sensors
Software
Temperature
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Summary:Accidents involving the release of large amounts of combustible gases, such as hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, etc., are possible at nuclear power plants, as well as in chemical production facilities. Currently, calculation tools are used for substantiate explosion safety. To permit their validation, experimental data obtained from a prototype facility are required. RFNC–VNIITF has developed a two-chamber BM‑U facility disposing a total volume of 156 m 3 for simulating emergency processes of leakages and combustion of hydrogen-containing vapor-gas mixtures. Inside this facility, equipment prototypes characteristic of the simulated object can be installed to account for their influence on the overall level of explosion safety. The BM‑U facility is additionally equipped with the necessary state-of-the-art measuring instruments. When the facility was put into operation, an experiment with the ignition of an air mixture with 6 vol % of hydrogen was conducted.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-024-01070-2