Scale effect of porous mesh on the inhibition mechanism of wheat dust flame

Abstract

The combustible features of wheat dust easily induce a potential hazard in its processing and application. To clearly reveal the effects of porous mesh parameters on the flame propagation of wheat dust, a vertical combustion pipeline together with the data collecting by the high-speed photography and fine thermocouple was built. Results indicate that with the increase in the mesh scale, the dust combustion and peak temperature are intensified first and then decreased with a darker luminescence. The increasing mesh number shows an inhibition effect on both peak temperature and combustion pressure, but an accelerating first and then weakening effect on flame velocity. A smaller particle size contributes to a more complete combustion, causing a higher peak temperature and flame velocity. At the particle mass of 2.5 g, the maximum value of peak temperature, flame velocity and combustion pressure were obtained during the flame propagation.