Simulation of an Electrothermal Explosion of a Gas-Free System. Effect of Conductive Heat Exchange and Joule Heating Power

• Published in: Combustion, explosion, and shock waves Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 56 - 63
• Main Authors: Shcherbakov, A. V., Shcherbakov, V. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-02-2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Classical and Continuum Physics; Classical Mechanics; Control; Dynamical Systems; Engineering; Heat exchange; Ignition; Ohmic dissipation; Physical Chemistry; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Propagation velocity; Resistance heating; Vibration; mathematical modeling; integral transformation depth; ignition; electrothermal explosion; electrical power
• ISSN: 0010-5082; 1573-8345
• DOI: 10.1134/S0010508224010064

Mathematical modeling is applied to study the electrothermal explosion conditions of a gasless system surrounded by a dielectric medium. It is shown how conductive heat exchange intensity and Joule heating power affect the formation of dimensionless temperature and concentration profiles, the integral depth of transformation, and the reaction front propagation velocity. The stages of ignition and reaction propagation are divided using a criterion that assumes a conversion depth of 0.99 at any point in the sample. The amount of product formed at the ignition stage is determined. It is demonstrated that a large transformation depth is achieved near critical conditions during ignition on the axis of the sample, thereby causing the displacement of the ignition zone from the axis to the surface of the sample.