Shock-induced dust ignition in curved pipeline with steady flow

Abstract

The ultimate objective of the research outlined in this paper is to determine the conditions governing shock-induced ignition of dusty flows in curved pipelines using analytical and computational approaches. The results of numerical simulation indicate that ignition of two-phase flows in curved channels is mainly conditioned by the shock-induced flow and is not very sensitive to the flow structure in front of the shock wave. The calculations of nonreactive shock propagation in the quasi-steady two-phase flow and in the uniform quiescent dust suspension revealed significant differences in the postshock flow structure downstream the channel corner. Nevertheless, ignition occurred in the region where the predominant role was played by reflected shock waves, i.e., in the vicinity to the channel corner. The results call for further studies dealing with shock-induced ignition and explosion build-up in curved channels.