Study on the Synergistic Suppression Effect and Mechanism of N₂/Ultrafine Water Mist on Liquefied Petroleum Gas...

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is widely used for its cleanliness and high efficiency in industry and city life. In order to improve the suppression effect on LPG explosion, a constant volume combustion bomb was used to investigate the synergistic influence of N₂/ultrafine water mist on the explosion and combustion characteristics of 6% premixed LPG/air gas. The results showed that (1) the effect of a single ultrafine water mist on suppressing LPG explosion is unstable. When the concentration of ultrafine water mist is low, the flame acceleration in the initial stage of explosion is promoted, and when the ultrafine water mist with a mass fraction of 420 g/m³ is introduced, the maximum pressure rise rate increases. (2) The combination of N₂/ultrafine water mist has a synergistic effect on LPG explosion. Compared to the individual suppression effects, the combination of N₂/ultrafine water mist showed more effective suppression on the explosion pressure, flame propagation, and flame instability of LPG explosion. (3) Through the mechanism analysis, it is found that the combined action of N₂/ ultrafine water mist can better reduce the mole fraction and ROP peak of active free radicals such as H, O, and OH by inhibiting the main reaction of generating H, O, and OH radicals during the explosion of LPG, resulting in the reduction of flame free radicals in the explosion system, thus effectively inhibiting the chain reaction of ignition and explosion of LPG. This research can provide guidance for a better understanding and implementation of gas-liquid two-phase suppression technology for LPG explosion.